Boozy Blackberry Sauce Food

BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Puree the berries through a food mill or in a food processor and press them through a fine-mesh sieve to remove their seeds.
• Whisk in the sugar and lemon juice, whisking until the sugar dissolves.
• Taste for sweetness and adjust, if necessary.

BOOZY BERRIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• For the cream: In a saucepan, bring some water to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Have a mixing bowl ready that will fit over the top of the pan but not sink all the way in.
• Put the egg yolks in the mixing bowl off heat. Add the granulated sugar and whisk until the yolks start to turn pale. Place the mixing bowl over the saucepan with the simmering water. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add to the egg mixture. Slowly add the rum and whisk to combine. Cook over the simmering water until thick, using a rubber spatula to scrape the bowl, about 5 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cool.
• For the orange liqueur raspberries: Add the raspberries, confectioners' sugar, orange liqueur and orange zest to a bowl and mix together. Let macerate for 1 hour.
• To assemble: Pile the fruit into 6 individual martini glasses and top with the cream. Crush a cookie over each one and garnish with mint.

SWEET BLACKBERRY AND BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the blackberries, sugar, and brandy into a saucepan, and place over medium heat. Slowly bring to a simmer, and cook until the blackberries have softened, about 10 minutes. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, and stir into the simmering berries. Continue cooking and stirring until the sauce has thickened and reached your desired consistency, about 10 minutes.

BLACKBERRY BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together blackberry preserves, ketchup, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, mustard powder, and red wine vinegar. Use to baste pork or beef ribs while grilling.

SWEET BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place blackberries in a small saucepan; mash gently with a fork. Stir sugar, schnapps, and lemon juice into mashed blackberries; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until blackberries break down and mixture begins to boil, 5 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

BOOZY BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Simmer the blackberries in a saucepan with the port, sugar and lemon juice until the fruit is tender (about 10 minutes).
• Break up the fruit with a potato masher.
• Pass blackberry mash through a fine mesh nylon sieve.

BOOZY CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Thinly slice the candied ginger.
• Grate (zest) the peel of 1/2 of a large orange.
• Pour half of the bottle of wine into a saucepan, add all other ingredients.
• Simmer over very low heat, stirring occasionally and adding more wine as liquid level gets low.
• When the bottle of wine is empty and the liquid has mostly evaporated, remove from heat and serve warm or cold.

FRESH BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Pick over the berries and reserve 1 cup of the smallest and most attractive.
• Puree the remaining 2 cups berries in a food processor with the brandy, orange juice and honey.
• Transfer the mixture to a sieve set over a medium bowl.
• Press the puree through the sieve and discard the seeds.
• Just before serving, stir in the reserved whole berries.
• NOTE: 1 serving = 2 tablespoons.