Kombucha BBQ Sauce
When I really started getting serious about our food, I knew I was going to need to set attainable goals and make progress where I could and eventually, I would get to where I wanted to be. So, one year my goal was to make all our own jams, another year was to stop buying bread and make all our own, another year… condiments. During the year of condiments, I learned how to make a lot of delicious and totally achievable things! Among them, this delicious and nutritious kombucha BBQ sauce! We love to use this as a marinade, as a pizza sauce, on burgers… it's a favorite among the tomato eaters in our family for sure!
FERMENTED KOMBUCHA BBQ SAUCE INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cup of kombucha - I like to use very strong, vinegary, kombucha here!
¼ - ½ cup of sweetener, I usually use Sucanat from Azure, but brown sugar, molasses, and maple syrup would all work well here.
2 tsp salt ( avoid salts with anticaking agents as they can interfere with the ferment)
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper (or other hot pepper of choice)
1 ½ tsp paprika
2 tbsp onion or garlic powder
16 oz tomato paste (try to find organic with no extra ingredients if possible!)
These quantities are for dry powdered spices but you can easily swap out for fresh spices if they are in season and you want to do that! Take this as the base and experiment with different quantities of the seasonings to make it suit your tastes.
Mix everything together, top with a pickle pipe or a regular lid just remember to burp your jars if you are using a tight fitting lid. Let this ferment somewhere at room temp for 3-5 days. You should see some bubbles and activity within 12-24 hours! On day 3 I like to start tasting it to make sure the seasonings are just right and also to see how fermented it is. Keep tasting until it's just right and then put on a tight fitting lid and transfer it to the fridge. It should store in the fridge for 2-3 months!
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