>> title: Barbecue Dip
>> category: Sauces & Gravies
>> tags: vinegar, peppers, barbecue, table sauce, stovetop
>> counters: Smokehouse
>> aka: dip, the dip, thin sauce, vinegar sauce, vinegar-and-pepper sauce, Lexington dip, eastern Carolina sauce, red dip
>> servings: 16
>> time: 8 hr 30 min
>> slack: forgiving — it is held just under a boil, because vinegar boiled hard goes flat and sharp and the dip never gets its edge back
>> pairs-with: hush-puppies

>> step: whisk in a saucepan
Whisk @cider vinegar{2%cups}(475 mL), @tomato ketchup{1/2%cup}(135 g), and @water{1/2%cup}(120 mL) together in a #saucepan{}.

>> step: stir in the heat
Stir @dark brown sugar{1/4%cup}(55 g), @kosher salt{1%Tbs}, @red pepper flakes{1%Tbs}, @coarse black pepper{2%tsp}, and @cayenne{1/4%tsp} into @&(~1)vinegar base{}.

>> step: simmer just under a boil, 10 min
Simmer @&(~1)dip{} just under a boil for ~simmer{10%min}, until the salt and the sugar have gone.

>> step: rest overnight off the heat
Stir @hot sauce{1%Tbs} into @&(~1)dip{} off the heat and let it ~rest{8%hr} before it goes to the table in a cup.