Yes, that's right...blueberry BBQ sauce. I have the best neighbors. We pass fruits, veggies, baked goods and meats over the fence on a regular basis. Yesterday the doorbell rang and it was one of my neighbors with about 6 quarts of Michigan blueberries. I may have mentioned Michigan blueberries here in the blog once or twice...they are little blue spheres of heaven. I used to eat them when we would pick them until I had a tummy ache. There is nothing like a Michigan blueberry...but I digress from the point of this post...BBQ sauce.
I made a BBQ sauce yesterday which I will get to eventually but I wanted to try making one with blueberries. In my mind, you need a couple of flavors in a BBQ sauce...sweet (blueberries), sour (vinegar), and heat (hmmm, need to figure this one out).
I started with an existing recipe and then made it my own.
2 C. fresh blueberries (sweet)
1/2 C. balsamic vinegar (sour)
3 tbsp. sugar (sweet)
3 tbsp. ketchup
2 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
Those are the ingredients in the original recipe. I added:
2 tsp. lemon juice (sour)
1/2 tsp. liquid smoke
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (heat)
1/4 tsp. dried chipotle (heat)
Place all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer and simmer for 15-25 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken; stirring occasionally. Let it cool slightly. Run mixture through a blender.
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