Blackberry Sauce

Name: Blackberry Sauce
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 300 g blackberries; 50 g margarine; 30 g flour; 80 g sugar; 1 dl sour cream; 15 ml red wine; ½ lemon; 5 ml milk; 250 ml water

Or raspberry… Or strawberry… Or currant… This tasty and very decorative sauce, of a colour we seldom associate with a table that has a roast on it, can be made the same way from any kind of berry. The final choice depends on the season and, of course, on your likings.

Time: 30 min
Servings: 6
Difficulty: Easy

By Bojan Nikolić · August 10, 2008

Ingredients

300 g blackberries
50 g margarine
30 g flour
80 g sugar
1 dl sour cream
15 ml red wine
½ lemon
5 ml milk
250 ml water

Preparation

1

Sweeten the wine and bring it to the boil, then add the blackberries and cook them for a few minutes.

blackberries red wine
2

When the blackberries are cooked, mash them well.

blackberries

Making the roux

3

Heat the margarine well in a deep pan, then gradually add the flour and fry it, stirring all the time, until it turns pale yellow.

margarine flour

Tip: Take care that the flour does not darken while frying, because then the sauce will taste bitter.
4

Take the roux off the heat and slowly, while stirring, pour in the water.

water

Tip: You can also pour in half of the water at once, stir quickly and then slowly add the rest, stirring all the time, of course.
5
Finally, pour in the milk. Return to the heat and cook, stirring all the time, until it boils, which will take no more than about 5 minutes.

milk
6

Add the mashed blackberries and boil well.

blackberries
7

Add the juice of half a lemon and the sour cream, stir well and boil briefly once more.

sour cream lemon