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Blackberry BBQ Sauce

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I’m not going to say this recipe tastes better when the blackberries were picked that morning by good friends, but maybe. Regardless, freshly picked summer blackberries make the perfect base for a tangy sweet & savory barbecue sauce to slather all over fall apart tender pulled pork.
Course Side Dish
Keyword bbq, blackberry, sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 cups of sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 small yellow onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 quart blackberries
  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/3 cup honey I used dark wildflower
  • 1/4 light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne or to taste
  • 2 Tbsp sherry vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt plus more to taste

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a saucepan until shimmering.
  • Add onions and garlic and cook until fragrant & translucent without browning, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients stirring to combine.
  • Simmer until blackberries are broken down, about 10 minutes.
  • Taste and adjust seasoning with either salt or sugar to your liking.
  • Blend sauce in a blender and pass through a wire mesh sieve using the back of a ladle in a swirling motion without applying so much pressure that you push seeds through.
  • Store sauce in a jar up to a couple of weeks in the fridge.