Barbecue again

[Penny]

My much loved uncle, was a diabetic, he died over 20 years ago. When I visited his home in South Carolina frequently as a child, his wife made barbecued "everything". She said it was a southern type of barbecue, made without sugar, she only used vinegar and spices. It is one of my favorite "taste" memories from my childhood. Recently, I caught the tailend of one of Rachel Ray's "$40 a day" (can't believe she spends so much in one day! :confused: ) shows and she was talking to a cook in North Carolina about "Southern Barbecue" (versus Texas, I think). I thought I heard her say using only venegar and spices. Do any of our southern friends know about this, and have a recipe?

[EdnBama]

My much loved uncle, was a diabetic, he died over 20 years ago. When I visited his home in South Carolina frequently as a child, his wife made barbecued "everything". She said it was a southern type of barbecue, made without sugar, she only used vinegar and spices. It is one of my favorite "taste" memories from my childhood. Recently, I caught the tailend of one of Rachel Ray's "$40 a day" (can't believe she spends so much in one day! :confused: ) shows and she was talking to a cook in North Carolina about "Southern Barbecue" (versus Texas, I think). I thought I heard her say using only venegar and spices. Do any of our southern friends know about this, and have a recipe?

North Carolina bbq sauces tend to be vinegar-based -- at least in eastern Carolina -- whereas Texas and other areas of the south usually go with a tomato-based sauce. Of course, there are also mustard-based sauces which can be quite tasty.

I don't have a recipe for a vinegar-based sauce. Perhaps one of our members from North Carolina can assist.

A while back I had asked about a recipe for a low-carb bbq sauce and TvBabe posted this link (http://www.lowcarbcooking.org/viewrecipe.php?id=381&category=Condiments) for such a sauce. It's tomato-based though. It's made with Splenda and Sugar Twin (the brown sugar version). I thought it came out great ... I did add some heaping tablespoons of ground chile pepper though!

[TvBabe]

I just took a look at my favorite low carb cooking website (http://www.lowcarbcooking.org) and found a couple of sauces that might be similiar to what you are looking for. At least it's a start :)

http://www.lowcarbcooking.org/viewrecipe.php?id=1683&category=Barbecue

http://www.lowcarbcooking.org/viewrecipe.php?id=1762&category=Barbecue

http://www.lowcarbcooking.org/viewrecipe.php?id=632&category=Barbecue

http://www.lowcarbcooking.org/viewrecipe.php?id=633&category=Barbecue

[Penny]

I just took a look at my favorite low carb cooking website (http://www.lowcarbcooking.org) and found a couple of sauces that might be similiar to what you are looking for. At least it's a start :)

The last one could be it. I don't remember my aunt's being too hot. I was a child and had no problem eating it. I will give this one a try. Often, things do not taste the way you remember them from childhood, but I am hoping this one does. We got a bunch of ribs for a good price, and I would like to enjoy them along with everyone else who gets to eat them with regular barbecue sauce.:eating: