Saskatoon Blueberry Barbecue Sauce

Saskatoon Blueberry Barbecue Sauce is a fruity sauce that perfectly complements grilled pork ribs, chicken and bison. If you aren't familiar with saskatoon berries I've got a substitute for you so you can still enjoy this recipe. I make a mean Bison Burger with this barbecue sauce that is a must on my list of summer repeats.

this gluten free recipe

For the Bison Burgers this Saskatoon Blueberry Barbecue Sauce is the perfect complement and some creamy goat cheese seals the deal. Whether you're cooking bison, pork or chicken, serve any grilled vegetables and a simple garden salad to let the sauce shine.

🫐 Ingredients

Although I know where to find some bushes my supply of saskatoons comes from my friends’ garden. Her prolific bushes are taller than me and provide more berries than our entire Gourmet Club can pick and eat. Those berries were the inspiration for this Saskatoon Blueberry Barbecue Sauce.

• cooking oil
• onion
• jalapeno
• brown sugar
• ketchup
• Dijon mustard
• raspberry vinegar or any fruit vinegar
• hot sauce
• Saskatoon berries and blueberries

See recipe card for exact amounts.

🫐 Substitutions

Fruit vinegar - Substitute with red wine, white wine or rice vinegar.

Saskatoons - Substitute with additional blueberries, a similar wild berry or any combination. Look for local berries at a Farmers Market or go berry picking at a U-Pick farm for a fun summer activity. Near Calgary Solstice Berry Farm is the place to go to pick saskatoons.

🫙 Equipment

Half the battle managing food in your fridge is a system for storing and labeling. I use 7 sizes of Mason jars; half-cup, one-cup, two-cup and four-cup capacity. The beauty is I only have two sizes of lids, regular and wide mouth, that's it! (If that makes you envious check out this post, Organize For Success with Mason Jars.)

🫙 Storage

The key to homemade sauces lasting is to ALWAYS use a clean utensil in the jar. This is also how gluten free families prevent cross contact with every condiment in the fridge. The rules are the same and this sauce will last for three weeks if no one makes that mistake.

Saskatoon Blueberry Barbecue Sauce

This is a fruity sauce that perfectly complements grilled pork ribs, chicken and bison. I make a mean Bison Burger with this barbecue sauce and it's a must on my list of summer repeats.

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Course: Homemade Sauces

Cuisine: American, Canadian

Keyword: fruit barbecue sauce, saskatoon berries, Saskatoon Blueberry Barbecue Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 cups

Author: Cinde Little

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• ▢ ¼ cup finely diced onion
• ▢ 1 tablespoon finely diced jalapeno
• ▢ ¼ cup brown sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup ketchup
• ▢ ¼ cup Dijon mustard
• ▢ ¼ cup raspberry vinegar or other fruit vinegar*
• ▢ 1 teaspoon hot sauce such as Tabasco
• ▢ 2 cups saskatoon berries, blueberries or a combination of both (fresh or frozen)

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Instructions

• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and jalapeno. Cook stirring for 3 minutes.
• Add brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, vinegar and hot sauce.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and add berries.
• Simmer 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool.
• Puree sauce and pour into jars. Label and refrigerate.

Notes

*Substitute with red wine, white wine or rice vinegar if that's what you have.

Enjoy this fruity barbecue sauce on bison burgers, pork ribs or chicken. Brush on meat near the end of grilling time. Serve extra sauce on the side if desired.