Tar Heel Barbecue Sauce
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1
bay leaf 2 tablespoons peanut oil
1/2 teaspoon
salt 1 teaspoon
black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons
red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon
sugar 1 garlic clove, crushed
2/3 teaspoon
thyme 1 cup minced onion
2 1/2 teaspoons dry
mustard 5 teaspoons cold water
Mix all ingredients except mustard and water in a saucepan. Bring to a quick boil, then simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Dissolve the mustard in the cold water, then thin with some of the hot vinegar sauce. Mix the mustard into sauce.
Let cool, and store in the refrigerator.
