The first time I made this grill sauce for Sidekick Geoff, he was super dubious. His grill sauce experience had been tomato-based up to this point. Even though he absolutely adored blackberries, he just couldn’t get his head around the concept of a berry base for grill sauce.
It. Just. Did. Not. Compute.
It only took him one small taste to realize how much he was going to love this sauce. So much so, that after our first meal, we made it a priority to hunt down and source frozen blackberries to make this delicious sauce even more affordable than using fresh berries! We quickly bought a bunch of bags of frozen and are now set for fast action whenever we want to make a batch.
BBQ sauce doesn’t have to be tomato-based! You will love this on chicken and love it EVEN MORE on pork! Try it tonight!
Ingredients
For the grill sauce
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4 cups fresh blackberries
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1 cup chicken stock
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1 cup powdered sweetener
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1/2 cup vinegar
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2 tbsp ginger
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1 tbsp smoked paprika
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1 tbsp garlic powder
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2 tsp chilli powder
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2 tsp salt
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1 tsp pepper
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1 tsp basil
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1/2 tsp cinnamon
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1/4 tsp nutmeg
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1/4 tsp cardamom
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1/4 tsp ground sage
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1/4 cup oil, to finish
Directions
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Add all ingredients to a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat.
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When the sauce starts to bubble, reduce heat to low and simmer.
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Mash blackberries well as they are cooking.
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Let the blackberry mixture cool slightly, then press blackberries through a fine mesh colander to remove seeds.
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Use a stick blender to purée the sauce or use a blender.
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Drizzle the finishing oil in as you’re pureeing; this will make the sauce glossy and will give your sauce a finished look.
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Add sauce back to the pot and bring back to a simmer over medium heat if needed to reduce to desired thickness.
Recipe Notes
Make sure to finish will a drizzle of oil, it makes the sauce glossy and also helps it to stick to your meat.
Nutrition & Macro Information
We STRONGLY suggest you calculate your own macros, based on the brands you use and any alterations you make to the recipe.
We provide a nutrition snapshot in our books, but you MUST know that we are just painting a scenario of how your macros CAN look if you follow the recipe to a tee, use the exact serving sizes and branded ingredients that we use.
Because it is almost impossible to achieve this, we recommend that you calculate your own macros, based on the brands/ingredients that you use, your yield and how much you consume.
NEVER blindly trust your keto or your macros to an app, a person,a website or a product.
