Fresh Berry Fun

I'm a big salty and sweet person. Peanut butter and chocolate. Pretzels and frosting. In fact, I just found this site that gives some other unusual combos: 24 Unexpectedly Awesome Sweet and Salty Combos.

Is there some combo you can't live without? Well, in that vein. I have a lot of recipes for sauces paired with meat that involve fruit. It gives you that natural sugar taste with the savory/salt aspect of whatever spices you rub on the meat.

I believe you could use this for more than just pork chops. Perhaps chicken or beef or even a pork roast, especially since it's a sauce you put on top at the end, after your meat is cooked.

 Blackberry Sauced Pork Chops

Ingredients:
1/2 c. blackberry jam/jelly                   1 tbsp. lemon juice                     1 tbsp. soy sauce
dash cinnamon                                   4 pork chops                               2 tsp. steak seasoning
2 tsp. olive oil                                      1 c. fresh blackberries

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, combine the jam/jelly, lemon juice, soy sauce and cinnamon.
2. Cook and stir over low heat until jam/jelly is melted.
3. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. Sprinkle both sides of the pork chops with steak seasoning.
5. In a large skillet, cook chops in oil over medium high heat for 5-7 minutes.
6. Serve with sauce and blackberries. 

Obviously if you are using this for a roast, which will take longer to cook, I'd wait until your roast is close to coming out of the oven so that your sauce stays warm.

As always, have fun!