Recipe: Blueberry Barbecue Sauce

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Blueberry Barbecue Sauce
Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 1996
Yield: About 1-1/2 cups
Use on: Any kind of beefsteak, hamburgers, pork chops, chicken
Make Ahead: The sauce can be refrigerated for up to one day

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup minced onion
1 tablespoon minced fresh jalapeno chile, seeded
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Tabasco
2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Heat the oil in a non-reactive saucepan. Add the onion and jalapeno and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the ketchup, vinegar, sugar, mustard and Tabasco and bring to a simmer. Add the blueberries and simmer over low heat, stirring until thickened, about 10 minutes.

Puree the sauce in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pass through a strainer and season salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature.