Real Barbecue, Real Good

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  North Carolina Style Pulled Pork Sandwiches
  

  Lexington-style barbecue sauce is made with sweet cider vinegar and has plenty of finely ground white and black pepper as well as red pepper chile flakes for added kick.

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  Kansas City Style Barbecued Ribs

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  Kansas City Style Barbecued Ribs
  

  True Kansas City-style sauce is a little sweeter than some, thanks to ample dark brown sugar and ketchup. One variation on the sauce includes butter, making it a little more round in flavor.

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  Classic BBQ Chicken

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  Classic BBQ Chicken
  

  Georgia Peach Barbecue Sauce adds sweetness to classic barbecued chicken. For even more peach flavor, you can add a tablespoon or so of peach liqueur.

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  Japanese-Style Barbecued Baby Back Ribs

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  Japanese-Style Barbecued Baby Back Ribs
  

  This is a Japanese version of southern-style baby back ribs. Here, the sauce is flavored with sake, rice vinegar, soy sauce, miso, and a hot soy- and chile-based paste called tobanjan. 

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  Beef Short Ribs in Ancho-Molasses Sauce

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  Beef Short Ribs in Ancho-Molasses Sauce

  The Tex-Mex classic sauce on the short ribs gets its sweetness from the root beer and molasses and has a fruity, spicy kick thanks to the ancho chiles.

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  Ultimate Smoked Pork Shoulder

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  Ultimate Smoked Pork Shoulder

  The unique flavor of Memphis-style barbecue sauce draws from three regional influences: the vinegar of the Carolinas, the sweet of Kansas City, and the spice of Texas.

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  Apple-Bacon Brabecued Pork Ribs

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  Apple-Bacon Brabecued Pork Ribs
  

  The smoky-sweet flavor of this mop and sauce is a classic complement for pork ribs.

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  South Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches

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  South Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches

  The sauce here is delicious and sweet, but it isn't fancy; its distinct flavor comes from yellow ballpark mustard. Although most popular Carolina mustard sauces exclude salt and opt for a sweet single note, here, salt adds complexity.

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  Smoke-Roasted Alabama-Style Chicken Legs

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  Smoke-Roasted Alabama-Style Chicken Legs
  

  Only in northern Alabama will you find anything like the creamy barbecue sauce here. What makes it unique? You won't find ketchup in the list of ingredients; the base of this sauce is tangy mayonnaise.

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