I accidently added way too much hot sauce the first time but everything tasted great (spicy = good for inflammation, right?!). A million times better than store-bought bbq sauce that's pumped full of HFCS.

I loved it. We had a bowl last night under the stars and all of us put bowls on our heads. The kids were amazed. If you like to cook "outside the box" add some ground up worms.

I've lived in north carolina my entire life and have never heard of a carolina barbeque sauce that had mustard in it.

I know that Carolina BBQ is vinegar/mustard based, but even using Bragg's and me loving the vinegar stuff normally, this was way too strong. Hard to get through one sandwich. Raw skin in mouth afterwards and husband with an upset stomach. Doesn't even seem like 1 cup could possibly be correct.

Carolina BBQ is a vinegar and mustard based sauce, I did not try the recipe yet, but I have many carolina BBq recipes and the vinegar is the dominate flavor profile. MelC.'s comment is correct as well! Happy eating

Hey all watch what vinegar you are using because that will make a huge difference. Get Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar, not filtered vinegar which has a sharp flavor.

I agree with heddy. Carolina barbeque has different varieties, but the vinegar is a must in those recipes. Even the Carolina slaw that I've eaten is heavy on the vinegar. :)

I used apple juice not apple vinegar taste way better.

I've been vegetarian for a little over 5 weeks. I've been looking for tasty recipes and I believe I've found one. I tried this out for dinner last night and it was great. I followed some of the suggestions and I only used a 1/2 cup of vinegar. I also used Morningstar Chk'n Strips. The only draw back to this recipe is that the sauce is messy. Make sure you have a few napkins close by if you plan on tackling this with your hands. Happy eating.

My whole family loved this dish even my 7 year old. I even loved the vinegar. I couldn't find seitan so I used Morningstar Farms Chick strips. I'm going to make it again for a large group (where half of them are meat eaters). I plan on making the sause on the chick strips mild and the extra sause really spicy.

I used the Field Roast Company's Vegan Classic Meat Loaf for the "meat", sliced it thin, then sauteed it lightly on both sides in some cooking spray before adding it to the sauce. This worked great, but I have to say that I also thought the sauce was much TOO vinegary for my taste (glad to see everyone is agreeing). Great idea though, and the recipe will inspire me to research the various styles of BBQ and find a sauce that suits my own liking!

I couldn't let this slide, having spent way too many years in NC. This is not "Carolina" style BBQ sauce which is based on a combo of spices and vinegar (no mustard). There are several varieties of Carolina style: South Carolina, eastern NC and western NC. This recipe is the South Carolina variety of "Carolina" style which combines vinegar, mustard, brown sugar, etc for a yellow sauce.

The Vinegar base is what makes it Carolina-Style. I followed the recipe and added a little extra brown sugar to cut the vinegar taste just a bit. It was pretty good.

Agree about the vinegar! I should have read these reviews before I made the recipe.

I just made this today and as the suggestions above I modified it to 1/4C Apple Cider Vinegar. I did not have molasses so I used dark corn syrup. This sauce is amazing. I LOVE it! And it would be great on anything you'd like bbq sauce on. We had tofurkey burgers. Happy Eating.