Recipes from North Carolina
A 2019 study by Hotschedules, a restaurant and hospitality software, revealed that Americans eat out a lot. In fact, 56% of Americans told the company that they eat out two to three times a week, which included both in-restaurant dining and ordering takeout. Diners certainly have a wide variety of options to choose from: There are mor than 1 million restaurants throughout the country, according to the National Restaurant Association.
But in the last year, the novel coronavirus pandemic has affected almost every corner of American daily life—not the least of which being how we eat. With rules for social distancing in place along with various states of shutdown orders since March 2020, many people have turned to home-cooked meals in lieu of going out or even getting something delivered.
Of course, eating local favorites is a special kind of treat—so to help you on this home cooking journey, Stacker scoured Allrecipes' collection of more than 3,000 recipes grouped by state to bring you a list of beloved favorites from North Carolina.
Many of these recipes are great for any skill levels—so don't worry if your culinary expertise leave something to be desired. Keep reading to gain some inspiration for your next meal.
Hatteras Style Clam Chowder
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 30 minutes
- Total: 50 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
Uncle Mike's Vinegar Pepper Sauce
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 15 minutes
- Additional: 10 minutes
- Total: 35 minutes
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
Western North Carolina Vinegar Barbeque Sauce
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 35 minutes
- Additional: 2 days
- Total: 2 days
- Servings: 32
- Yield: 1 quart
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
Vinegar Based BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 5 minutes
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Total: 8 hrs 5 minutes
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 1 1/4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
Big Smokey Burgers
- Prep: 25 minutes
- Cook: 10 minutes
- Total: 35 minutes
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 burgers
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
Eastern North Carolina BBQ Sauce
- Servings: 32
- Yield: 2 cups
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
Red BBQ Slaw
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 15 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
Fish Stew
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 30 minutes
- Total: 45 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
North Carolina BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 5 minutes
- Cook: 30 minutes
- Total: 35 minutes
- Servings: 64
- Yield: 1 gallon
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 12 hrs
- Total: 12 hrs 15 minutes
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
Easy Slow Cooker BBQ
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 10 hrs 30 minutes
- Total: 10 hrs 40 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 4
- Read more about the recipe here
Carolina BBQ
- Prep: 4 hrs 40 minutes
- Cook: 20 minutes
- Total: 5 hrs
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
Carolina Mustard Sauce #1
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Additional: 1 day
- Total: 1 day
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 2 quarts
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
ECU Tailgate Wings
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 25 minutes
- Additional: 1 day
- Total: 1 day
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
Jbird's Authentic Sweet Vinegar BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 30 minutes
- Total: 45 minutes
- Servings: 32
- Yield: 1 quart
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
Carolina BBQ Pork Sauce
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 10 minutes
- Total: 20 minutes
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
Portobello Stacks
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 30 minutes
- Total: 50 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
Granny's Vinegar Chicken
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 1 hr
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Total: 9 hrs 20 minutes
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 chicken thighs
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
Cucumber Ketchup
- Prep: 25 minutes
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Total: 8 hrs 25 minutes
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
North Carolina Pulled Pork
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 9 hrs
- Total: 9 hrs 15 minutes
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
Easy North Carolina Barbeque
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 9 hrs
- Total: 9 hrs 10 minutes
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
Eastern North Carolina Barbeque Sauce
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Additional: 3 hrs
- Total: 3 hrs 10 minutes
- Servings: 64
- Yield: 2 quarts
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
Cheese Stuffed Mushroom Appetizer
- Prep: 30 minutes
- Cook: 15 minutes
- Total: 45 minutes
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
Fancy Pimento Cheese
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Total: 10 minutes
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 1 quart
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
Bubba's Barbequed Skirt Steak
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 25 minutes
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Total: 8 hrs 45 minutes
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 16 servings
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
Killed Lettuce and Onion
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 10 minutes
- Total: 20 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 3
- Read more about the recipe here
Carolina BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 30 minutes
- Total: 40 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 5 cups
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
Mama Gunn's Pound Cake
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 1 hr 30 minutes
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 2 hrs 45 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 1 9-inch tube cake
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
Lima Bean Hummus
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Total: 10 minutes
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 2 cups
- Number of ingredients: 13
- Read more about the recipe here