Blueberry Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Name: Blueberry Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 50 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 each tomato; 12 oz tomato paste; 3 1/2 cup blueberries; 6 each fresh chipotle peppers; 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 1/2 cup honey; 1 1/3 tbsp garlic powder; 2 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp cinnamon; 1 tbsp ground ginger; 1 tbsp salt; 2 tsp ground black pepper; 1 dash liquid smoke (optional)

ChefToryn @cook_2771206

Tangy, sticky KC style barbecue sauce, with a blueberry twist! Perfect for ribs, pulled pork, chicken, or as a spread on your favorite sandwich! Makes about 1/2 gallon of the stuff, which is enough for 5-6 cookoffs, or about 50 2 tbsp. servings. You will have plenty, so freeze what's left in a Ziploc bag, or cut the recipe in half.

ChefToryn @cook_2771206

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Ingredients

45 mins

50 servings

1 eachtomato
12 oztomato paste
3 1/2 cupblueberries
6 eachfresh chipotle peppers
1/4 cupapple cider vinegar
1 tbsplemon juice
2 1/2 cuphoney
1 1/3 tbspgarlic powder
2 tbsppaprika
1 tbspcinnamon
1 tbspground ginger
1 tbspsalt
2 tspground black pepper
1 dashliquid smoke (optional)

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Steps

45 mins

1

Cut tops off tomato and chipotle peppers, and remove seeds from both.
2

In a blender or food processor, combine tomato, chipotles, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, and 2 cups of blueberries, setting 1 1/2 cups aside. Purée this for 60-90 seconds, or until mixture is mostly smooth.
3

While blending, gradually add tomato paste.
4

Transfer contents of blender to a medium pot and placed on medium-low heat.
5

Stir often, but constant stirring is not necessary–just enough to keep sauce from caking to the sides of the pot.
6

As sauce begins to steam, gradually add the honey, stirring until dissolved.
7

Next, add your remaining (whole) blueberries, garlic powder, cinnamon, paprika, ginger, liquid smoke, salt and pepper. Stir well.
8

Reduce heat to a simmer and cook uncovered for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce should be quite viscous but pourable, similar to ketchup in consistency. If it's too runny, continue reducing it over low heat.
9

Brush it over your favorite meat just as the meat is done cooking and enjoy!!!