Paleo teriyaki sauce? You may be wondering if it can really be done, and in short, it can. How does one go about recreating a soy-based sauce so that all the ingredients are Paleo-approved?
The answer to enjoying all of your Japanese-inspired dishes is to toss the soy sauce out of the cupboard and switch to coconut aminos instead.
Paleo folks often need to take the time to revitalize the dishes of old, the ones with ingredients we no longer eat.
Some Asian foods rely heavily on soy sauce (made from fermented soybeans, roasted grains, salty brine, and Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds) to give a deeper color to noodle dishes, to add a hint of sweetness or as a simple dipping sauce, yet it is off-limits with a Paleo palate.
But the flavor is certainly tempting, and most of us would do anything for baked chicken wings. Once a bottle of coconut aminos arrives in your life, you will sample it, you will love it, and you will wonder how you ever lived without it. Coconut aminos are made from the aged sap of coconut blossoms. Yum. That is all.
Make this gluten-free teriyaki sauce with pineapple juice and spices, and soon you will be adding it to your pineapple chicken wraps, seafood, or beef dishes. If you want to adventure even further, you can even make teriyaki burgers and grill away!
Teriyaki-Style Chicken Wings Recipe
Serves: 4 Prep: 15 min Cook: 40 min
Ingredients
- 2 lb. chicken wings, raw
- ½ cup coconut aminos
- ¼ cup fresh pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp. raw honey
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
- 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp. hot pepper sauce (optional)
- 1 tbsp. tapioca starch
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Season the wings to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Mix the coconut aminos, pineapple juice, honey, ginger, garlic, and hot pepper sauce in a saucepan and bring to a light boil over medium-high heat.
- Mix the tapioca starch with 1 tablespoon of water and pour into the sauce; whisk until the sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Brush the chicken wings generously with the teriyaki sauce and put them back in the oven.
- Bake another 15 to 20 minutes, basting and turning with the remaining sauce every 5 to 6 minutes.
Teriyaki-Style Chicken Wings Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lb. chicken wings raw
- ½ cup coconut aminos
- ¼ cup fresh pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp. raw honey
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp. fresh ginger minced
- 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp. hot pepper sauce optional
- 1 tbsp. tapioca starch
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Season the wings to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Mix the coconut aminos, pineapple juice, honey, ginger, garlic, and hot pepper sauce in a saucepan and bring to a light boil over medium-high heat.½ cup coconut aminos, ¼ cup fresh pineapple juice, 2 tbsp. raw honey, 4 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp. fresh ginger, 1 tbsp. hot pepper sauce, 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- Mix the tapioca starch with 1 tablespoon of water and pour into the sauce; whisk until the sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.1 tbsp. tapioca starch
- Brush the chicken wings generously with the teriyaki sauce and put them back in the oven.2 lb. chicken wings
- Bake another 15 to 20 minutes, basting and turning with the remaining sauce every 5 to 6 minutes.
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