One of our favorite BBQ sauces is Sweet Baby Ray's out of Chicago. We get the giant bottles from Costco and use them for pulled chicken, BBQ chicken pizza, chili, everything. We really like it, but Trader Joe's has a whole shelf full of BBQ sauces and when we finally had a break where our Sweet Baby Ray's had run out, we decided to take the opportunity to try something new. Trader Joe's was sampling their Carolina Gold BBQ sauce one day awhile back and we thought that might be a good one to pick up.
Perfect accompaniment for Champions League soccer ... Yes, I started this post a long time ago but we're still using the sauce
We pretty much only eat this sauce with chicken nuggets. That's not to say it doesn't go with anything else, but that's its primary purpose in our household. According to the bottle, it's a "golden-hued, mustard-based sauce that's sweet and smoky with a hint of molasses and just the right blend of spices." That sounds about right. Like with other Carolina BBQ sauces, you definitely notice the vinegar base in addition to the mustard. The biggest difference between our usual sauce and the Carolina Gold is probably that the Carolina sauce is a little more sour and mustardy, while the Sweet Baby Ray's is much, well, sweeter.
Chicken nuggets and Carolina Gold BBQ sauce
Buy Again? Yes, even though we have a giant jug of Sweet Baby Ray's in the fridge. Trader Joe's has some other BBQ sauces, so we might sample some others before we buy this again, but this was definitely good.
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