This one goes out to my buddy, LeeAnn, who has been waiting very patiently- with some ribs at the ready- for this sauce. Mustard-based BBQ sauce (oft referred to as Carolina BBQ sauce or Carolina Gold sauce) originates in the little belt from Columbia to Charleson, South Carolina, although many a Georgian (and this Floridian!) has been known to appreciate it.

Carolina-style sauce can vary a bit in what's in it, as well as how spicy or sweet it is, but the basics are gonna be a lot of yellow mustard and vinegar, and usually some measure of brown sugar. This particular sauce is, as it says in the title, a bit spicy, with a full body of mustard and vinegar at the front, and a nice bit of sweet to round it out on the back end. My secret ingredients that give this ketofied version its distinct flavor are Swerve Brown, which has a really rich, almost graham taste to it, and something that's a bit out of the ordinary for Southern cuisine: chili garlic paste. You can usually find it in pretty large jars in the Asian cooking section of the grocery store.

This type of sauce is, by far, my favorite for BBQ, and is a huge hit in my home. I've been known to straighten up put plain yellow mustard on my brisket and wolf it down, so for me, this one is quite the treat. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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