Hey y’all! I’m taking you back to the south again….I simply can’t help myself. I guess I’m just a southern gal at heart dreaming of long summer nights batting away the gigantic palmetto bugs and chasing down teeny lizards. I really do love it there, prehistoric bugs and all….nothing beats the leisurely southern pace and the food…..oh, the food.
My last trip to South Carolina included a trip to a rib joint that was simply spectacular in every way. From the fall off the bone racks of ribs to the crispy, crunchy hushpuppies…everything was a big bite of comfort food that forced you to change into stretchy pants as soon as you got home. My favorite part about this restaurant was all the different sauces they had piled on the table. From the super, insanely spicy to something so sweet you could actually eat it for dessert. It was so much fun to try a variety of sauces and narrow down your favorite….which was nearly an impossible task. They were all so good. But, I managed and my hands down favorite was the Carolina Style Barbecue Sauce….which inspired this Carolina Style Barbecue Chicken. (But you probably already knew that was coming, right?)
Carolina Barbecue Sauce is more of a vinegar/mustard based sauce rather than the tomato-y sauce that is so common to many of us. There are so many variations of Carolina Barbecue Sauce and many people will say it’s just vinegar based…no mustard and others will totally say they’re sooooo wrong…mustard is a necessity. Well, to me…for the purpose of barbecue, I like my sauce a little thicker so I use mustard to give it a little body and help it adhere to the chicken better. Plus, it’s a very lovely color….and since we eat with our eyes this Carolina Style Barbecue Chicken is basted several times to ensure it develops that gorgeous golden color. So delish!
And this Carolina Style Barbecue Chicken couldn’t be simpler to make. The sauce whips up in about 10 minutes and you don’t need to wait for it to cool to use it. You could also make the sauce in advance, I like to mix up a big batch and store it in the fridge for barbecue chicken emergencies. There are a lot of those here….more like, we have nothing to make for dinner so I pick up some chicken on the way home and have a finger licking good sauce to slather on at home. Always be prepared. You’re going to love this one as much as we do, I promise you that!
Here are a few more barbecue recipes you may enjoy:
Barbecued Salmon Barbecue Sausage Meatloaf Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches Blueberry Chipotle Barbecue Sauce Barbecue Beef Sandwiches Pineapple Barbecue Chicken Barbecued Shrimp with Remoulade Shrimp
