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 minutesmins
Cook Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 20 minutesmins
Servings 2cups of sauce
Ingredients
1Tbspolive oil
1/2small yellow oniondiced
2clovesgarlicminced
1quartblackberries
2Tbsptomato paste
1/3cuphoneyI used dark wildflower
1/4light brown sugar
1tspdry mustard
2tspdijon mustard
1tspsmoked paprika
1/2tspcayenneor to taste
2Tbspsherry vinegar
1tspsaltplus 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.