Blueberry BBQ Chicken

Theophan · July 2017

I found this recipe in one of those freebie BGE magazine/catalog things, but it's also available online on the BGE site: Blueberry BBQ Chicken. I later saw a post here about a blueberry chipotle BBQ sauce that also sounds wonderful and that I want to try, but I came across this one first, thought I'd try it first. The flavor was simpler than I had expected, the blueberry came through in spades, but I hardly noticed the bay leaf, cinnamon or even chile flakes, but gosh it was delicious. Definitely worth doing again.

My store only had one small chicken, and it was out of date, so I had to use an already cut into pieces chicken instead of the spatchcock the recipe called for. It was still really good, though.

Blue Q Sauce Ingredients
3 cups (710 ml) blueberries
2 cups (480 ml) apple cider vinegar
2 cups (480 ml) granulated sugar
1 tsp (5 ml) salt
One 3-inch cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
¼ tsp (2 ml) chili flakes
To make the Blue Q Sauce (ingredients below), begin by combining the blueberries and a little of the vinegar in a food processor. Pulse the berries just to break them up. You’re not trying to achieve smooth berries at this point; you just want to get some blue juice flowing. In a Dutch oven or 4 quart (3.75 L) saucepan, combine all of the sauce ingredients. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for one hour, covered. Give it a stir from time to time to avoid scorching the bottom.
Carefully transfer the sauce to a blender. Pull the little knob off the top of the lid and cover it with a dish towel to prevent a mess! Blend the sauce to get it as smooth as you can, then strain it through a fine mesh strainer and transfer it back to your pan. Cook to reduce it by one-third. The Blue Q should coat the back of a spoon and be the viscosity of maple syrup. Refrigerate overnight to let things mellow out. This sauce will keep for months covered in the refrigerator.

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northGAcock · July 2017

The blueberry gives great flavor to a BBQ sauce. Your chicken looks outstanding. Nice to step out of the norm and try something new. My hats off to you.

JohnnyTarheel · July 2017

Wow... that looks phenomenal... that sauce is killer

GrillSgt · July 2017

Looks great.

tarheelmatt · July 2017

This appears to be Vivian Howard's recipe.

Good looking stuff.

Mayberry · July 2017

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to have to try this. I've been looking for a good variation on chicken. I'm tired of regular bbq sauce, wing sauce and teriyaki. This looks delicious. I think a little chipotle added to the blueberry might pair nicey.

Focker · July 2017

Chicken looks great!
I saw that recipe a while back, but tossed the mag. Vivian is such a stuck up, spoiled, beeyotch...cannot stand her after watching a couple episodes of "A Chef's Life". It goes far beyond the cheffy personality, I feel sorry for her husband...he definitely uses SWMBO lol. I wouldn't be surprised if she had a penis.

Anywhoo, nice work.

johnmitchell · July 2017

Looks and sounds fantastic...

Biggreenpharmacist · July 2017

Focker said:

Chicken looks great!
I saw that recipe a while back, but tossed the mag. Vivian is such a stuck up, spoiled, beeyotch...cannot stand her after watching a couple episodes of "A Chef's Life". It goes far beyond the cheffy personality, I feel sorry for her husband...he definitely uses SWMBO lol. I wouldn't be surprised if she had a penis.

Anywhoo, nice work.

Have no idea who you are talking about but this post made me laugh.

johnnyp · July 2017

whoa! looking good!

Theophan · July 2017

Thanks for all of the kind comments! And some very entertaining comments on the source -- yes, it's by Vivian Howard, but I've never seen the show, knew nothing about her, just thought the recipe sounded good. And it was!

I think I'm may try the blueberry chipotle one too, see if I like it even better.

Thanks again!

Stormbringer · July 2017

Looks great! Do you think this would work with huckleberries? We bought some jam and syrup back from Missoula, been looking for fun things to do with them.

JohnInCarolina · July 2017

Theophan said:

Thanks for all of the kind comments! And some very entertaining comments on the source -- yes, it's by Vivian Howard, but I've never seen the show, knew nothing about her, just thought the recipe sounded good. And it was!

I think I'm may try the blueberry chipotle one too, see if I like it even better.

Thanks again!

Here's a video of her. I think it's clear she's obviously a terrible human being:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyyrpC1Aqts

Your chicken looks great - definitely going to try this one!

Fred19Flintstone · July 2017

The recipe looks intriguing. I'll give it a rip when the blueberries come in later this month. Thanks for posting. Your chicken looks superb!

northGAcock · July 2017

Theophan said:

Thanks for all of the kind comments! And some very entertaining comments on the source -- yes, it's by Vivian Howard, but I've never seen the show, knew nothing about her, just thought the recipe sounded good. And it was!

I think I'm may try the blueberry chipotle one too, see if I like it even better.

Thanks again!

My money is you will. Adjust the heat as desired!

tarheelmatt · July 2017

The blueberry sauce I made with those pork chops was inspired by her sauce and blueberry chutney.

She's awesome. I have ate at her restaurant AND met her as well. She's very nice and her staff love her and her family. Most of her staff have been there since they've opened. That says a lot.

Focker · July 2017

tarheelmatt said:

The blueberry sauce I made with those pork chops was inspired by her sauce and blueberry chutney.

She's awesome. I have ate at her restaurant AND met her as well. She's very nice and her staff love her and her family. Most of her staff have been there since they've opened. That says a lot.

The restaurant her mommy and daddy bought for her because she couldn't hack it in the big city?

The two or three episodes I have watched, she is a beeyotch to her husband, a beeyotch to her staff, and cannot handle stress.

Watch the episodes, not a trailer, it's crystal clear.

Her red headed sous chef was awesome though, I felt sorry for her too. And I didn't see her in all of the episodes in the kitchen.

Vivian seems like someone you would adore Matt.

DoubleEgger · July 2017

Your bird looks amazing. I'm definitely making this as the wife loves blueberries.

Sorry that your thread was hijacked by someone trying to make it all about them.

northGAcock · July 2017

DoubleEgger said:

Your bird looks amazing. I'm definitely making this as the wife loves blueberries.

Sorry that your thread was hijacked by someone trying to make it all about them.

I was not...lol

Focker · July 2017

DoubleEgger said:

Your bird looks amazing. I'm definitely making this as the wife loves blueberries.

Sorry that your thread was hijacked by someone trying to make it all about them.

Thanks for your input eggheadforum officer, you set a great eggsample.

tarheelmatt · July 2017

In her book, it said she can back a trailer and cut a clean egg.

Focker · July 2017

Hey man, you mentioned Vivian in the first place....even threw up the pic with her. Lol

Maybe your bud, big brained Brad could help. Is it a highjack if we're discussing the chef of the recipe posted?

WeberWho · July 2017

Looks great theophan!

tarheelmatt · July 2017

Focker said:

Hey man, you mentioned Vivian in the first place....even threw up the pic with her. Lol

Maybe your bud, big brained Brad could help. Is it a highjack if we're discussing the chef of the recipe posted?

You're right, I did, because it was HER recipe. Nothing else. You began to bash her because who know what. Guess since she's not in your neck of the woods or something you're a fan of, because what ever you're into, is the bees knees and all.

It's really just your comment about her that wasn't really needed. You're a little like Ron in that aspect. I'm thinking you might be Ron's illegitimate love child. Ya'll act a lot like each other.

Who's big brained Brad, BTW? You really make no sense about half the time.

Focker · July 2017

tarheelmatt said:

Focker said:

Hey man, you mentioned Vivian in the first place....even threw up the pic with her. Lol

Maybe your bud, big brained Brad could help. Is it a highjack if we're discussing the chef of the recipe posted?

You're right, I did, because it was HER recipe. Nothing else. You began to bash her because who know what. Guess since she's not in your neck of the woods or something you're a fan of, because what ever you're into, is the bees knees and all.

It's really just your comment about her that wasn't really needed. You're a little like Ron in that aspect. I'm thinking you might be Ron's illegitimate love child. Ya'll act a lot like each other.

Who's big brained Brad, BTW? You really make no sense about half the time.

I would be proud to be Ron's son.
He's a good man.
You're not.

Dig down deep with the "highjack" reference, I know you can figure it out.

cazzy · July 2017

Nice cook!

buzzvol · July 2017

This is why we can't have nice things.

@Theophan, thanks for posting. Looks great! Heading to get some blueberries now!

SciAggie · July 2017

@Theophan That chicken looks spectacular. Thanks for posting the recipe. I'll definitely try this.

Theophan · July 2017

Glad others were interested in the recipe, and thanks for the kind comments! I really liked it, and my wife did too.

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