Sweetened with fruit juice, this Paleo BBQ sauce does not contain processed sugar. It’s super tasty, easy to make, and perfect for those who stick to a real food diet.
I made this Whole30 compliant BBQ sauce because lately several readers have been asking me for paleo condiments that do not contain white sugar, or even natural sweeteners such as honey.
Paleo BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ cup shallots, minced
- 1 (7 ounce) bottle tomato paste
- 1 cup orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Warm oil in a saucepan over medium heat
- Add garlic and shallot; cook until soft
- Add tomato paste, orange juice, vinegar, mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper
- Simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring often
- Baste over chicken
- Marinate in fridge for 1-3 hours
- Grill
- Serve
Equipment
Spring is in full bloom here in Colorado and it’s gorgeous. Bright clear days in the high 70’s, perfect for hiking, taking the boys to the park, and breaking out the grill!
In order to get my BBQ bearings I went to bbqrecipesecrets.com. On that site, I learned that there are three types of barbecue sauce –tomato, mustard, or vinegar. Unfortunately, each of these types generally contains a significant amount of sugar. I decided to use the Basic Tomato BBQ sauce recipe as a map, adding and subtracting from it to create this new lower glycemic BBQ sauce recipe.
Feel free to use this gluten-free barbecue sauce creatively. I imagine it would be delicious on pasta or a sandwich –I must have eaten half a batch by mopping it up with bread the night I first made it.
Here are some of my other paleo condiment recipes:
Chef Erik says
It came out great, the Celtic sea salt was a little pricy so I used regular sea salt. I love the smokyness from the paprika. I’ll be making this BBQ recipe all summer long. Thanks!
elana says
Thanks Erik! Let us know how it works out with the tofu.
Chef Erik says
That looks fantastic. I will try it with tofu. Super yummy recipe!
elana says
Bucky -Thanks for stopping by and thanks for pointing out my oversight. It is great to have readers such as you that keep me on my toes and make this blog better! Per your tomato paste question, I updated the recipe above with an amount (7 ounces). You could try out the 6 ounce jar, I think it would probably work. Hope this helps.
Emilia -Thanks for your kind words; please let us know how it turns out when you make it.
Jerry -Thanks!
Jerry says
This sounds great! Very inventive!
Bucky says
I am excited by a barbecue sauce recipe that doesn’t call for preposterous ingredients like ketchup or liquid smoke.
I do have one question, though:
How much is your “jar” of tomato paste? I have a choice of 6 or 12 oz in my supermarket.
Emilia says
What a great recipe, I love the fact that you didn’t use any unhealthy ingredients in it.
I will definitely try this the next time we grill.
elana says
Katie -You are so welcome! It was nice to have the inspiration of your request, in creating this recipe.
LizzieI LOVE the pic of the cupcake with the dog on your site –GREAT! Thanks for reviewing my recipe and glad you liked it.
Lizzie says
Good thing it’s almost lunch time for me; that photo is making me hungry! :)
I love your blog Elana. I recently made your cupcakes and posted about them: http://thegoodeatah.blogspot.com/2008/05/two-thumbs-up-elanas-cupcakes.html
They were sooooo good. I can’t wait to make more of your recipes.
Katie says
Elana~ this recipe looks great! I’m going to the store right now to get these ingredients and i cannot wait to try this sauce! Thank you again for going through the troubles to find this for me, it is much appreciated:)
LILLIE says
I am new to g/f foods. I like what I am reading and I must go with it.
Thanks Lillie