Bock Beer Barbecue Sauce

Makes 4 Cups

Try this non traditional beer based barbecue sauce, say that fast three times, with all your favorite meats; Sterling®Silver beef and pork, chicken or Brekshire pork. Cover tightly and this concoction will keep for weeks in your fridge.

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Shallots, minced
1 Tablespoon Garlic, minced
1 Bock Beer, 12 ounce
1 Cup Blackberry or Blueberry Preserves
1/4 Cup Pomegranate or Steen’s Syrup
½ Cup Red Wine vinegar
1 Cup Worcestershire sauce
½ Cup Demi glace
1 Tablespoon Thyme leaves
3 Each Sage leaves, chopped
Salt & Pepper to taste

Method

Heat a medium sized saucepan over medium high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium. Add olive oil, shallots and garlic. Cook until lightly caramelized, about six minutes.
Deglaze with the beer and reduce by half.
Add preserves, syrup, vinegar, Worcestershire, demi and herbs. Bring this mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the sauce will just coat the back of a spoon, about 20 - 30 minutes.
Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer.
Season to taste.

Enjoy!

Jamie Samford
Corporate Chef
Winn Meat Company