Blueberry Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 2 cups wild blueberries, lightly mashed
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• coarse salt
• freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat the vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 2 saute the onion, garlic and ginger until soft, about 3 minutes.
• 3 stir in the blueberries and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• 4 add the cider vinegar, honey, molasses, ketchup, paprika, salt, pepper, cinnamon, dijon mustard, nutmeg, celery seed, cayenne pepper, cloves and brown sugar.
• 5 bring to a boil.
• 6 reduce heat to low and simmer the sauce for 15 minutes.
• 7 puree the mixture with an immersion blender.
• 8 if you want a"finer" sauce, strain it back into a clean saucepan.
• 9 bring the sauce back to a simmer and cook a few minutes more.
• 10 let cool completely.