Raspberry Barbecue Sauce

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Raspberries, lots of ginger and molasses make this a great sauce. Also, making your own sauce enables you to control the heat so you can make it very mild, super hot or somewhere in between. The recipe is so quick and delicious, you may never buy BBQ sauce again.

Ease: super quick Type: sauce Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 18 minutes Yield: 2 cups

Cook's notes

You can either can or freeze extra sauce. It keeps for at least a week in the fridge.

Make sure to get catsup with no additives and very low sugar content.

I like to use the organic blackstrap molasses made by Wholesome Sweeteners. It has loads of minerals, no chemicals, and is a bit sweeter than other molasses.

Ingredients

20 oz. frozen raspberries, thawed with juice
1/2 c fresh ginger root, peeled and cut into about 1" chunks
1 c organic molasses
1/4 c honey
1/2 c catsup
1/4t - 3/4 t freshly ground black pepper to taste
ground cayenne pepper to taste

Steps

• In a food processor finely mince the ginger. Add the raspberries and their juice and puree. Add remainder of ingredients and process until smooth.
• Remove mixture to a large Pyrex bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Slit the top for steam release. Microwave on high for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce will be thick and ready to use.
• If you wish, instead of micro waving, you can simmer on a low heat for about 10 minutes.