Behold Blackberries

   By ChefErin  Sep 10, 2010
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What are some of your favorite ways to enjoy blackberries?

 

It’s blackberry season! Here are Chef Erin’s tips for storing fresh blackberries, along with a couple of her favorite recipes.

Savory Blackberry Sauce for Salmon

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
3 tbsp sugar

1/2 cup water

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

2 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder

pinch of white pepper

1 tbsp unsalted butter, cold

1/4 tsp red wine vinegar

Directions

Simmer the blackberries, sugar and water in a saucepan until the berries are soft and starting to fall apart (about 5 minutes).Take off the burner and put the blackberries into a sieve. Use a wooden spoon or rubber scraper to push the berries through until you have extracted all the liquid. Discard the residue.

Put the liquid back into the saucepan and bring to heat. Whisk in the lemon juice, cornstarch or arrowroot, and white pepper. Heat until it begins to thicken slightly.

Remove from heat and whisk in butter and a dash of red wine vinegar. Add a little salt, if desired.

Spoon over roasted or grilled salmon and it’s also wonderful on duck breast or pork tenderloin.


Blackberry Brandy

Ingredients

2 cups fresh, crushed blackberries

1 cup sugar dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water

2 cups brandy, divided

Directions

Add sugar to boiling water and stir until dissolved. Gently crush the blackberries. Using your hands is fine! Pour the sugar water over the crushed berries.

Pour the mixture into a glass jar, add 1 cup brandy and seal the jar and shake gently. Place the jar in a cool, dark cupboard for 1 week. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve or cheese cloth. Add the second cup or brandy.

Sip on it’s own or over blend with vanilla ice cream for a decadent smoothie!

 

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pumpkinita by pumpkinita | wailuku, HI
Sep 10, 2010

i love blueberries and i love eating them as a snack. this blueberry savory sauce is a great idea for my husband who loves salmon. i regularly bake salmon 2x a month because of my husband, but it is the same old recipe every time so now i am glad i found this recipe so ill be able to prep a new salmon recipe.