The war always rages around the border of South Carolina and North Carolina, over the proper base for BBQ sauce. The folks at Bone Suckin’ Sauce will tell you the only real Q-ing Sauce is red and is so because it is ketchup based. Now just south of that border the real Q-ing sauce is yellow ’cause it is mustard based.

Well my good friend Judy from Columbia, S.C., sent me this amazing recipe and after I made it, I do believe it made a mustard based fan out of me. Try it yourself and tell me which sauce basis you believe to be the one on top! foster@outdoorcookingworld.com

* 1 Cup prepared Mustard
* 1/2 Cup Vinegar
* 4 Teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
* 3 Large Onions, finely chopped
* 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
* 1 Cup Water or Cooking Stock
* 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar or 1/4 Cup Honey
* Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix the ingredients in a medium sauce pan and simmer for 20 minutes on low heat. It is as simple as that.

Judy says “cook the onions first. You may also want to try molasses instead of the honey or the brown sugar. Try apple cider as a substitute for the cooking stock. Don’t forget the pepper”

She also told me that she likes to toss a little Cavender’s Greek Seasoning in for good measure. Also, that Larry at Three Fountains Hardware fries a mean turkey.

I don’t know who Larry is, or where Three Fountains Hardware is, but if Judy says it is so. I will have to believe her.

Mustard based sauce, may seem a little unusual to folks up north and certainly to folks out here in Sunny Southern California, but let me tell you. This is a sauce that is genuinely special. It provides a completely different nuance to everything you grill. I make it in batches and fill up large jars with it, and it seems to disappear like a house afire.

Red sauce, and its many variations are well known and to our regional taste buds red or ketchup based sauce is also very familiar. Having said that, mustard based sauce is quite special. You gotta try it cause – “Oooooh That’s Good!”