Raspberry BBQ Sauce

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Use this as a finishing sauce for grilled pork chops, pork ribs, lamb chops, or even lambburgers.  Take care that the sauce doesn’t burn when on the grill.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups fresh raspberries, crushed, strain some of the seeds out if possible

  • 1 cup yellow mustard

  • ½ cup vinegar

  • ½ cup brown sugar, packed

  • 1 tablespoon liquid smoke

  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce of choice

  • 2 tablespoons chili powder

  • 1 tablespoon. ground pepper

  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan, heat to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Do not overcook.  This makes a chunky sauce, so feel free to strain it to make a smoother version.

Blackberry or Marionberry BBQ Sauce

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This sauce works particularly well with grilled beef, and it’s great on steaks of all kinds.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter

  • ¼ cup chopped onion

  • 1 teaspoon. chopped garlic

  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce

  • 2 tablespoon molasses

  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce of choice

  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

  • 3 cups fresh blackberries, crushed

Instructions

Heat the butter in a saucepan, add onion and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients including the berries and cook for about 10 minutes in a slow simmer. You may wish to let this reduce down a bit if the sauce appears too thin.

Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce

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This sauce is designed for poultry of all kinds–not only grilled chicken, but also cornish game hens, duck, and smoked turkey.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups fresh  blueberries, crushed

  • 1 ½ cups white vinegar

  • ½ cup brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons. Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 teaspoon white pepper

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves

  • ½ teaspoon chipotle powder, or more to taste

  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

Blend the ingredients and cook together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes. Best served at room temperature or warm. Remove the bay leaf before using.

BBQ’d Venison Loin Chops with Apricot-Mango Chutney

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Rick Browne, Ph.B., host of the PBS show “Barbecue America” and the author of The Best Barbecue on Earth and nine other books, is supplying articles and recipes to the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite.

Ingredients

 

Venison Loin Chops

8 venison loin chops
salt
pepper

Baste:
1/2  cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped & lightly browned
1 sprig rosemary
1 sprig thyme
2 teaspoons black peppercorns

Instructions

Salt and pepper loin chops, then brush chops with olive oil mixture.  Place on a heated grill and cook for 4-5 minutes per side until the meat is cooked the way you like it, basting every time you turn the meat.  Let loin chops rest for 2 minutes before serving.

Accompany venison chops with the apricot-mango chutney (go to recipe).

Breast of Wild Goose with Lingonberry Sauce

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Rick Browne, Ph.B., host of the PBS show “Barbecue America” and the author of The Best Barbecue on Earth and nine other books, is supplying articles and recipes to the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite.

Ingredients

1 full breast of wild (or domestic) goose, about 3 pounds

Marinade:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder

Sauce:
1 12-ounce jar lingonberry preserves
1/2 cup gin

Instructions

Marinate breast for 2 hours in refrigerator, remove, dry the breast and place it on a grill, preheated to 350 degrees F.   While the goose is marinating, mix the gin and preserves and heat in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture thickens.

Boil the marinade for 10 minutes, then use it to baste occasionally, until the goose breast reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Remove and allow breast to rest for 15 minutes, covered in foil, before slicing.

Serve with warm lingonberry-gin sauce on the side.