Carolina Pig Polish. Seriously good stuff. (sauce recommendation)

[mdboatbum]

Far be it from me to brag on my big brother, but he did win "Best Eastern Carolina Sweet" at the NC BBQ and Hot Sauce festival last week in Oxford NC with his "Carolina Pig Polish". The sauce is really good. It's sorghum, rather than molasses or brown sugar based, and has been compared to fine red wine in its complexity of flavors,

**Not trying to shill for him, just bragging.

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• mdboatbum
• Sep 19, 2012

 

[chef jimmyj]

That is just the Coolest Name for a sauce! And go ahead and Bragg your A$$ off, winning is a big deal!!! Congrats to your Bro...JJ

 

[mdboatbum]

Thanks JJ! It is a pretty cool name, and as much as I hate to admit it I am proud of the big doofus.

 

[3montes]

Looks good! Is the consistency that of a bbq sauce or a vinegar based finishing sauce, a glaze?

Where can a person buy some?

 

[mdboatbum]

It's like a thinner BBQ sauce. Not nearly as thin as a vinegar sauce or mop, but not as thick as most molasses type sauces. It sets up really well if you baste with it in the last few minutes of cooking. I haven't tried using it in foiling ribs, just in the last phase, or the "1" of the 3-2-1 method :) I've also thinned it down with a 50/50 mix of apple juice and cider vinegar to use as a finishing sauce for pulled pork, and it works very well in that regard too.

He sells it in a lot of stores in the Asheville, NC area.  I believe it's also available in the "Fresh Market" grocery store chain in all their stores, and in some Whole Foods locations, with more to come. I don't think he's set up for mail order yet, but he's working on it.

 

[scarbelly]

That is just the Coolest Name for a sauce! And go ahead and Bragg your A$$ off, winning is a big deal!!! Congrats to your Bro...JJ

Congrats from here too. 

 

[big twig]

Pretty cool and congrats to your brother! Great name!

 

[3montes]

It's like a thinner BBQ sauce. Not nearly as thin as a vinegar sauce or mop, but not as thick as most molasses type sauces. It sets up really well if you baste with it in the last few minutes of cooking. I haven't tried using it in foiling ribs, just in the last phase, or the "1" of the 3-2-1 method :) I've also thinned it down with a 50/50 mix of apple juice and cider vinegar to use as a finishing sauce for pulled pork, and it works very well in that regard too.

He sells it in a lot of stores in the Asheville, NC area.  I believe it's also available in the "Fresh Market" grocery store chain in all their stores, and in some Whole Foods locations, with more to come. I don't think he's set up for mail order yet, but he's working on it.

Thanks for the info. Working on getting some via email with your brother now. I am always interested in a nice finishing type glaze but not a thick bbq sauce. I currently have been using Swineapple and absolutely love the stuff! But I'm always willing to try something new!

 

[mdboatbum]

Thanks for the info. Working on getting some via email with your brother now. I am always interested in a nice finishing type glaze but not a thick bbq sauce. I currently have been using Swineapple and absolutely love the stuff! But I'm always willing to try something new!

I've never tried Swineapple (also a GREAT name) so I can't compare the 2. It is great as a finishing glaze. Sets up somewhat dry if bushed on fairly thin. I've had good results with brushing it on while cooking so it sets up, then brushing another thin coat on just before serving.

 

[roller]

Congrates to him and to you for braggin on him...Looks like some good stuff..I love Sorghum syurp...

 

[3montes]

I've never tried Swineapple (also a GREAT name) so I can't compare the 2. It is great as a finishing glaze. Sets up somewhat dry if bushed on fairly thin. I've had good results with brushing it on while cooking so it sets up, then brushing another thin coat on just before serving.

Sounds alot like Swineapple but with a different flavor base. Hope I can get my hands on some of the Pig Polish! Always nice to have a new flavor base to work with.

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• 3montes
• Sep 20, 2012

 

[mdboatbum]

Sounds alot like Swineapple but with a different flavor base. Hope I can get my hands on some of the Pig Polish! Always nice to have a new flavor base to work with.

Cool, hope you guys can work it out via email and shipping. And thanks to everybody for the support. It's been a long road but he's kept at it and it's starting to get some recognition. We're all really proud of him and his wife.

 

[roller]

At first glance its the name that makes it stand out and make folks want to give it a try...Smart move..

 

[smokinhusker]

Love the name and great marketing by using it! That's what caught my attention. 

Congrats to you and your brother!

 

[mdboatbum]

The kudos all goes to him. He's been making it for many years, and decided to market it just a few years ago. I'm just a cheerleader and unofficial occasional product photographer. :)

 

[roller]

Maybe you could talk him into becoming a sponser in this site it would be a great place to market his product...I am sure alot of guys and gals would give it a try...

 

[gmag]

Maybe you could talk him into becoming a sponser in this site it would be a great place to market his product...I am sure alot of guys and gals would give it a try...

I know I would definitely get some.

 

[mdboatbum]

Maybe you could talk him into becoming a sponser in this site it would be a great place to market his product...I am sure alot of guys and gals would give it a try...

That's a great idea. He's just kinda getting it off the ground, but I agree, being a sponsor here would be a great way to get the word out. In fact, if I've stepped over a line by talking up a non sponsor product, I apologize. Just kinda excited for him.

 

[big twig]

Well, I went to pick up my wife in Rockville and remembered there is a Fresh Market on the pike. They had it BOGO ($7.99) so I got 2. I will give it a try  this weekend.

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• big twig
• Sep 20, 2012

 

[mdboatbum]

Wow, that's a good deal! Lemme know what you think.

I might have to head out there and replenish my supply this weekend. I don't get freebies like I used to since people actually started paying for the stuff!