How long will homemade BBQ sauce last in the fridge?

[JuniorBalloon]

I have had store bought stuff in the fridge for close to a year. Will homemade sauce last as long in a sealed container?

Since it may depend on what it's made from here's my recipe.

1 cup blueberries

1 cup red wine

3 cloves garlic

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup stone ground mustard

1 tsp tomato paste

Salt

Pepper

Ancho chili powder

Chipotle chili powder

Saute the onions and garlic. Add tomato paste. Add the blueberries cook for a few minutes. Add the wine. Cook down till it gets thick. Add vinegar, catsup and mustard and spices. Cook until it's done.

Thanks,

jb

[dave_c]

In an airtight container, easily a month. The only thing you really have to watch out for is mold.
I wouldn't wouldn't worry about the blueberries since they've been cooked down until the sauce thickened (boiled off excess water).

[inaplasticcup]

We've made BBQ sauce with strawberries, and it's lasted a couple of months in the fridge. I would simmer for at least 15 minutes or so after bringing it to a gentle boil, but as long as there's enough salt and acid in there, you should be fine for far longer than 2 weeks.

[coll]

Even though they're both berries, blueberries are weird.

[inaplasticcup]

You just made the blueberries very, very sad.

[coll]

Ha, when someone tells me I'm weird, I take it as a compliment!

[inaplasticcup]

Me too, but somehow I imagine blueberries to be more... fragile.

[coll]

My yard is overrun with them, they are as tough as they come.

[JuniorBalloon]

Do you have a link to their wierdness?

jb

[JuniorBalloon]

I actually think it simmered for over half an hour. I was thinking along the same lines as you that with the vinegar and salt it should last a good long time.

Thanks,
jb

[coll]

If you simmer it to the point it's like jam, then it should last I would think. Especially if you put it in the jar while it's still hot and it seals itself. I'm just talking fresh blueberries.

[andieb]

I would have said no problem, until I saw blueberries-so now I'm not so sure. But I know you could freeze the remainder if the sauce without any issues. May be a nice treat in the dead of winter..

[andieb]

I am amending my answer, just found another BBQ recipe on line that used fresh blueberries, and it stated that it can be kept in the fridge for 2 weeks, or frozen..

[JuniorBalloon]

Why do the blueberries make it more likely to spoil? Some of the store bought sauces have Pineapple. Freezing is a good suggestion.

thanks,
jb

[andieb]

I think that the difference is that they are processing the sauce, but I know nothing about canning. But that would be my guess. Now if you were to process it, my guess would be that would extend the shelf life..

[coll]

Blueberries are famous for fermenting rapidly. Maybe if you used dried it would help.

[JuniorBalloon]

I don't know if dried would give the same flavor, but would be worth a try. This stuff was kick ass good and I was sad to see it go. I have been thinking about learning some canning for whole tomatoes perhaps it's time I bite that bullet.

Thanks,
jb