Ribs with Blueberry Bar-B-Que Sauce

By halfbaked

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh jalapeño chile, seeded
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce or to taste (I used Cholula hot sauce)
• 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

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 hot sauce 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 with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temp.