This Paleo BBQ Sauce Recipe only takes 20 minutes to make. It's a really good, easy homemade sauce for sloppy joes, ribs, pulled pork, or whatever. I was very excited to create this recipe!
I love BBQ sauce but it has been years since I could eat it because of all the stuff I don't want to consume. So I came up with this recipe that has wholesome ingredients but still has the flavor I love.
One reason why I love this recipe is that it is so versatile. I can put in on chicken or any other meat with some sides or I can make a sloppy joe or many other things! It is wonderful to be able to make this sauce and use it for several different meals.
Making your own sauce can be very good if you want a healthy lifestyle. A lot of calories and fats come from sauce alone. A lot of people think if they make homemade healthy food it is okay to put store-bought sauce on it and it would still be good for you.
Yes, of course, it would be better than not homemade food but my point is if you want to take it to the next level let's start making our own sauce too! I think it tastes better too! You may be thinking there's no way this can be any good in only 20 minutes.
Well, I'm here to tell you that it can. Sure. It would taste better if you cooked it longer - and you totally can cook it longer if you want it to get a deep, richer flavor - but in 20 minutes you will get a sauce I think is better than any store-bought sauce and it sure as heck is a lot healthier than any store-bought sauce full of preservatives.
Plus, this costs a lot less money and is easy to make with a few ingredients. And, am I the only person in the world who HATES ketchup? Please comment below and tell me if you hate ketchup. I can't be the only person. . . I can't even explain why.
It's too concentrated on tomato flavor or something. I don't know. It's just not my favorite. Plus, most ketchup is processed, so it's best to avoid on a healthy diet anyway.
Although, my daughter LOVES, LOVES ketchup, as in, "May I please have some fries to go with my ketchup?", and she likes Annie's brand of ketchup. So, there such a thing as Clean ketchup you can buy in stores. Well, enough about ketchup . . .
If you try not to eat much sugar and/or don't like things too sweet, you could take out the honey and replace it with some extra maple syrup. You won't need as much maple syrup, because it has a stronger flavor. I hope you will be pleasantly surprised by the ingredient of balsamic vinegar in this recipe. I use it a lot in my cooking.
I use it in recipes that call for soy sauce or recipes like this where you want a deep, rich sauce. Once you try it, I hope you will agree with me that it's delish!
I get my balsamic vinegar at Costco and it's Clean there. I've heard it's not always clean, so make sure you read your label. Of course, if you're on the Clean Eating diet, that's should be something you are used to doing anyway.
I love how fast I can make this sauce and how it's good on lots of different things, like sloppy joes, hamburgers, ribs, smoked meat, pulled pork, instead of ketchup, with chicken nuggets and probably tons more things.
Check out my favorite recipe to use with this sauce - Crock Pot Paleo Sloppy Joes Recipe.
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20-Minute Paleo BBQ Sauce Recipe
★★★★★5 from 27 reviews
Author:Rebecca Baron
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:60 minutes
Total Time:70 minutes
Yield:81x
Category:Sauce
Cuisine:Paleo
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This whips up in minutes and is really flexible. I love it on pulled pork, ribs, sloppy joes, hamburgers, chicken and more!
Ingredients
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15 oz Can Tomato Sauce
¾ Cup Water
¼ Cup Balsamic Vinegar
2 tsp Ground Mustard
⅓ Cup Raw Honey (or Vegan sweetener of choice, such as agave*)
Often with BBQ sauces and dry spice rubs, the answer is no, they are not gluten-free. Many sauces contain Worcestershire sauce, and this contains gluten. Certain flavors and sweeteners also contain the protein. Similarly, spices and rubs may have gluten flours and powders in their ingredients.
Sweet Baby Ray's makes nine different flavors, all of which are labeled gluten-free: Original, Honey, Hickory & Brown Sugar, Sweet 'n Spicy, Honey Chipotle, Sweet Vidalia Onion, Hawaiian, Raspberry Chipotle, and Sweet Golden Mustard.
It's important to remember that not all barbecue sauces are gluten-free. Many sauces from major manufacturers either contain gluten, or are not labeled gluten-free. That's why it's important to read ingredient labels and avoid gluten ingredients when choosing your gluten-free barbecue sauce.
You'll be happy to know that there are currently 20 varieties of Kraft BBQ sauce, and all of them are gluten-free. The vinegar that is used in their barbecue sauces is distilled vinegar, and Kraft as well as their ingredient suppliers has verified that this vinegar is gluten-free.
Ingredients. The original Worcestershire sauce included barley malt vinegar, making it unsafe for someone with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. However, there are many different versions of Worcestershire sauce, including gluten-free versions.
Fountain Barbecue Sauce adds flavour to any dish. An essential for backyard barbecues and family burger nights, it also comes in handy for lunches on-the-go, weekend breakfasts, and as a sauce for pizza. Fountain Barbecue Sauce contains no artificial flavours and is gluten free too, great for the whole family to enjoy.
Yes, all Chick-fil-A grilled nuggets are gluten-free. (The breaded, fried chicken nuggets are not gluten-free.) Is Chick-fil-A Sauce Gluten-Free? Yes, all sauces at Chick-fil-A are gluten-free, including the Chick-fil-A sauce, Polynesian sauce, and barbeque sauce.
Stubb's Bar-B-Q sauces, marinades and rubs are made with quality, gluten free ingredients. Stubb's never uses artificial flavors or colors from artificial sources, giving your barbecue the authentic, Legendary Texas Flavor that Stubb was known for.
Mayonnaise or “mayo” is typically made from naturally gluten-free ingredients: eggs, oil, vinegar, lemon and sometimes mustard/mustard seed or other spices. Mayo brands that have a gluten-free label have passed thorough testing and are safe to eat for people with celiac disease.
This naturally flavored gluten free barbecue sauce is primarily made with tomatoes. It is meticulously made from the finest ingredients in small batches, just like it has been for over 60 years. The Montgomery Inn sauce is fat free and dairy free. It does not contain high-fructose corn syrup.
All Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauces are gluten-free (but since they are not certified gluten-free we cannot give it a prefect 10/10 score). Actually they do have something saying that its gluten free. I made pineapple chicken last night and saw it on the bottle.
Commercially prepared BBQ sauce is sometimes gluten free, and sometimes not. Like most packaged products, BBQ sauce may have added thickeners or coloring that contain gluten. Making your own BBQ sauce doesn't require any special ingredients that you'll have to buy just for this recipe.
Condiments such as soy sauce, barbecue sauce, mustard, and gravy are often made with gluten containing ingredients, such as wheat, wheat starch or malt flavoring. Be sure to double check ingredients on condiments and sauces or look for gluten free varieties.
For celiacs and those allergic to certain foods, there's always a worry that traces of sauces containing gluten or bread crumbs can get stuck in the BBQ and end up in your food, making you sick. It's important to remember that a BBQ can't be “sterilized” of gluten just by heating it up.
The sauce is typically made by combining soy and crushed wheat and allowing the two to ferment for several days in a salty brine containing mold cultures (2). Therefore, most soy sauces contain gluten from the wheat. However, one variety called tamari is often naturally gluten-free.
If you're using mustard flour or mustard powder as a cooking ingredient, you're also in the clear. Both products are made from finely ground mustard seed and they are free of gluten.
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