Blackberry and Unripe Grape Sauce

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

A sauce from Imereti. It uses what grows nearby: blackberry bushes are planted as a living fence, and every porch is entwined with grapes.

Ingredients

Serviceberries - 17.6 oz
Grapefruits - 10.6 oz
Cilantro - to taste
Garlic - 1 clove
Green peppercorns - 1 piece
Ocean salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Remove the stems from the blackberries, place them in cheesecloth, and squeeze out the juice — the small seeds will remain in the cloth. You can also simply mash the blackberries with a wooden spoon along with the seeds — it's not a problem. However, it's better to squeeze the grapes through cheesecloth and discard the remaining seeds and skins.

Step 2

Mix the blackberry and grape juice. Thoroughly crush the cilantro, garlic, green pepper, and salt in a mortar. Combine the mixture with the juice in a pot — it's ready. The blackberries are sweet, and the unripe grapes are sour; it turns out incredibly delicious, especially with chicken.