Buy Now → The Ultimate Sweet & Tangy Nightshade Free BBQ Sauce
Looking for a nightshade free bbq sauce that’s rich, sweet & tangy? This is it. This AIP BBQ Sauce from The Paleo Healing Cookbook looks, tastes & acts just like your old favorite recipe.
I usually make a double batch, since it keeps in the fridge for weeks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups / 480 ml 1x
- Category: sauces, condiments
- Method: stove top
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup / 140 g diced yellow onion
- 1/2 cup / 120 ml apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup / 120 ml unsweetened applesauce, about one 4 oz single serving cup
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp / 90 ml coconut aminos, see notes for substitution
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp / 90 ml honey
- 1/4 cup / 60 ml balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup / 60 ml pumpkin puree
- 2 tbsp / 30 ml unsulphured blackstrap molasses
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp + 1 tsp / 14 g ground ginger
- 1 tbsp / 15 g smoked salt, I like hickory, mesquite or alderwood
- 1 tsp / 5 ml gluten free fish sauce, optional
- 1/4 cup / 60 ml rendered & strained bacon fat, optional, for added smoky flavor
Instructions
BLEND: Add all ingredients except the bacon fat to a blender and process until smooth and combined, scraping down the sides a few times as needed.
SIMMER: Pour the blended BBQ sauce mixture into a saucepan over medium heat, heating gently until the bbq sauce comes to a simmer. Add the bacon fat and stir until it melts and combines evenly with the bbq sauce.
THICKEN: Reduce the heat so that the BBQ sauce simmers gently but doesn’t boil or splash and cook, stirring gently, until the sauce thickens and darkens to a rich, deep brown hue. Don’t worry about the foam that you may see on the top of the sauce at the beginning – just keep stirring regularly and it will dissipate as the sauce cooks, reduces and thickens. If you like your BBQ sauce with a bit more tanginess, add additional apple cider vinegar, to taste, then cook for an additional 5 minutes at the end.
STORE: Pour the finished nightshade free BBQ sauce carefully into jars to cool. You can keep the BBQ sauce in the fridge for up to 2 months. You can use it straight from the fridge as a marinade or when directly added to hot foods, but you may want to gently reheat it to use on the side.
Notes
To make a coconut free of this nightshade free BBQ sauce, omit the coconut aminos and increase the fish sauce by 2 tablespoons / 30 ml and the balsamic vinegar by 1 tablespoon / 15 ml. You can also add 3 tablespoons of broth or water, if you like, to make up the liquid volume lost.
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