Artificial Flavors Free Paleo Sweet and Sour Sauce
That tangy-sweet flavor you crave from your favorite takeout sauce is completely achievable at home — and this version is built entirely from real, recognizable ingredients. Pineapple juice brings natural brightness, honey adds gentle sweetness, and coconut aminos deliver that savory depth without any of the synthetic additives hiding in most bottled sauces. Fresh ginger and tomato paste round everything out into something that tastes genuinely complex, even though it comes together in one small saucepan. Arrowroot starch does the thickening work here, giving the sauce that glossy, clingy texture that coats whatever you dip or drizzle it on — just pull it off the heat as soon as it sets, since arrowroot can loosen if it overcooks. The result is a sauce you can actually trust, with no mystery ingredients and nothing artificial in sight. It's endlessly versatile — spoon it over grilled chicken, use it as a dipping sauce, or toss it with roasted vegetables for an instant upgrade.
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6 servings
- ½ cup pineapple juice (unsweetened)
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- 1
Whisk together the pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, honey, tomato paste, ginger, garlic powder, and salt in a small saucepan until the tomato paste is fully dissolved.
- 2
Set the saucepan over medium heat and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally, until it is steaming and just beginning to bubble at the edges, about 3–4 minutes.
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