Peanut Free Paleo Sweet and Sour Sauce
That tangy-sweet punch you get from a great sweet and sour sauce is hard to beat, and this version delivers it with a lineup of clean, wholesome ingredients. Pineapple juice and apple cider vinegar do the heavy lifting on flavor, while honey and tomato paste round everything out into something genuinely craveable. Coconut aminos step in for soy sauce, keeping the whole thing grain-free and free from the hidden additives that show up in so many bottled condiments. Fresh ginger adds a bright, slightly spicy note that makes the sauce feel alive rather than flat. Arrowroot starch thickens it to that glossy, clingy consistency you want clinging to chicken, shrimp, or roasted veggies — just pull it off the heat as soon as it coats the spoon, since arrowroot can loosen if you push it too far. Store-bought sweet and sour sauces are notorious for sneaky ingredients, so making your own means you know exactly what's in the bottle. It comes together in one small saucepan and is easy to tweak sweeter or tangier right before you serve it.
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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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