Buy condiments or make your own?

MyEvolvingJourney

I love the convenience of buying things like Tessemae's ranch or Primal Kitchen Mayo, but I think it's cheaper to make your own. Do you buy your condiments or make your own?

GrokRockStar

I don't use a whole lot of condiments, but I have made low carb BBQ sauce that turned out pretty good:

Ingredients
2 1/2 6-oz cans Tomato paste
1/2 cup Apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup Yacon syrup (or sweetener of choice)
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp Liquid hickory smoke
2 tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Garlic powder
1/2 tsp Onion powder

MyEvolvingJourney

Thanks for sharing GrokRockStar!

annk18

What is Yacon syrup?

HestiaMoon1

I make my own mayonnaise and BBQ sauce and salad dressings. And power bars - not a condiment.

madwells1

I make my own mayo, BBQ, ketchup, all marinades (think korean, jerk, etc), and ranch dressing.

Note that for ranch, my ranch is non-paleo as I use homemade greek yogurt and the whey from it as the base as I don't have issues with yogurt.

MyEvolvingJourney

madwells1 wrote: »

I make my own mayo, BBQ, ketchup, all marinades (think korean, jerk, etc), and ranch dressing.

Oh! Did you come up with your own marinade recipes or is there one you follow? I love marinade especially for steak!

madwells1

I came up with my own marinades.

I don't particularly like to marinade steak as I buy nice prime dry aged rib eyes if I eat a steak, but I have done beef cubes depending on what I want.

My favorite right now is Korean or Jerk, which I use on chicken mostly, but can easily be used on beef.

Korean (so one of my favorite)!!

2cm long fresh ginger root, peeled and roughly diced (about 1 tablespoon grated)
2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly diced
1 tablespoon fish sauce
3 tablespoons coconut aminos
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon rice wine (optional)
3 teaspoons korean red powder
1 tablespoon tomato paste
4 tablespoons water

I throw this all in with chicken thighs and leave it overnight. Next day, throw it ALL in my instant pot or oven. After cooking, I reduce the sauce and add more honey/seasoning to taste. I have even used this with Salmon (marinating only for 30 minutes or so and it is wonderful.

Jerk

½- medium onion coarsely chopped
4 medium scallions green onions chopped
2-3 Tablespoons Fresh Thyme
1½ tablespoons fresh ginger chopped
8 Garlic cloves chopped
1 Tablespoon cinnamon powder
1 Tablespoon Allspice coarsely ground
1 tablespoon coarsely white pepper
½ Tablespoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 Tablespoons Honey
2 Tablespoons coconut aminos
1 cup Fresh Mango, Pineapple
1 or more Scotch Bonnet Pepper adjust to taste

Again, I throw it all together and marinate over night.

For basic marinades, you can't go wrong with garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive or avocado oil and any spices you want.

MyEvolvingJourney

Those sound great! Thanks for sharing.

GrokRockStar

annk18 wrote: »

What is Yacon syrup?

Yacon is a low glycemic syrup from a root that is said to suppress appetite. I use it because it doesn't spike my insulin, it's low carb and I use to sweeten just about anything. Some folks use it as a weight loss supplement (I don't). To me it has a mild molasses flavor.