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Indigenous Engagement
Wild Blueberry Sauce
YIELD: About 2 cups
Sweetgrass infused vinegar
4 g | sweetgrass, torched |
100 g | white vinegar |
1 g | sage, fresh |
Blueberry sauce
420 g | wild blueberries, frozen |
84 g | sugar |
17 g | birch syrup |
1 g | kosher salt |
17 g | maple syrup |
42 g | sweetgrass vinegar (see above) |
84 g | water |
4 g | pectin, rapid set |
Sweetgrass infused vinegar
- Using a small torch, burn the sweetgrass until fully torched.
- Combined the sweetgrass, sage and vinegar together and mix.
- Allow to steep in fridge for one day.
Blueberry sauce
- Place the blueberries in a saucepan. Over medium-low heat, heat the blueberries until warm.
- Pass the blueberries through a food mill.
- Combine the strained blueberries and remaining ingredients, except sugar and pectin, into a saucepot.
- In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and pectin.
- Add the sugar and pectin mix to the blueberry mix.
- Bring the entire mixture to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, until reduced by about 25%.
Note: This sauce is a versatile topping for savoury and sweet applications alike. Roxanne recommends pairing it with gamey meats such as bison, duck, and venison, or pork chops. For sweet pairings, she suggests bannock or ice cream.