A Life in Food by real-life Chef Cheryl Bennett
This Bourbon Blueberry BBQ sauce will soon be your go-to for ribs. The sweet jamminess of the blueberries, the smokiness of the bourbon and the heat from the peppers come together to make this bbq sauce out of this world. Blueberries and bourbon, like my blueberry bourbon jam recipe, are a match made in heaven.
Bourbon BBQ sauce with the sweetness of blueberries pairs well with any kind of pork, especially ribs. It also goes really well with chicken thighs.
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Blueberries are my favorite fruit and based on the number of blueberry recipes I write, it’s pretty obvious that I’m biased to this little berry. While most of the recipes are sweet, blueberry also works well in savory dishes, like that blueberry bourbon bbq sauce in the bottom corner.
July is National Blueberry Month and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to “blueberry all the things”. While the season is over here, it is in full swing in other parts of the country and blueberries are readily available. Let’s make some blueberry recipes and celebrate this sweet little fruit.