Blueberry Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1 tbsp. minced fresh jalapeño chile seeded
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp. light brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp. Tabasco
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • salt
  • freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a nonreactive saucepan. Add the onion and jalapeño 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. Yields 1-1/2 cups.