Red Meat Allergy Friendly Whole30 Pineapple Sweet and Sour Sauce
That tangy-sweet punch you get from a good sweet and sour sauce is hard to replicate without a long list of questionable additives — but this version nails it with nothing but clean, whole-food ingredients. Pineapple juice brings natural sweetness and brightness, while apple cider vinegar and coconut aminos layer in that signature savory-sour depth without any soy or refined sugar. Fresh grated ginger and garlic powder round everything out so the flavor feels genuinely complex, not flat. Arrowroot starch does the thickening work here, giving the sauce a glossy, restaurant-style consistency that clings beautifully to whatever you're dipping or drizzling. Because every ingredient is naturally free of red meat and meat-derived additives, there's no label-scanning anxiety — just a sauce you can trust. It comes together in one small saucepan in under ten minutes, making it an easy weeknight staple you'll want to keep on rotation.
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6 servings
- 1 cup 100% pineapple juice (unsweetened)
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 2 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- 1
Whisk together the pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, tomato paste, garlic powder, grated ginger, 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 just begins to bubble around the edges, about 4–5 minutes.
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