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Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

"Miss the tarheel tradition of a pig pickin'? Then find yourself a crock pot, a big pork shoulder, some cider vinegar and get cooking! While ground and crushed red pepper will provide the basic heat - go the extra mile and find some Texas Pete (or Trappey's) pepper sauce to bring the taste of Carolina to your kitchen."

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Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

Why it works: Sugar and sauce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,147 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

10 servings
Prep15 min
Cook12 hr

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Sugar + saucetop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Pork + apple cider vinegartop 16% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together175 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Pork + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together22,121 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Apple cider vinegar + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Pepper + apple cider vinegartop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together477 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs