BBQ Roast Pork

I know that when I post recipe's from the Neely's that I their recipes are not speedy however they really do taste good and are worth the extra effort. Making the BBQ sauce from scratch gives you a sweet full flavour that you would never achieve if you used BBQ sauce from the bottle. So yes I did make the this strawberry BBQ sauce, however I also added a few blackberries. When the sauce was done you would never know there was fruit in it. I would definitely make this sauce again. The sauce was so good I was licking it off the spoon.

 

Original Recipe the Neely's

Ingredients
Dry Rub:
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 (3 to 4-pound) pork loin
Strawberry BBQ Sauce:
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 small red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
11/2 cups strawberries, tops removed, roughly chopped, frozen or fresh
1/2 cup of blackberries, frozen or fresh
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup strawberry nectar or mixed berry nectar
1/4 cup cherry jam
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Mix together all of the dry rub ingredients in a small bowl. Rub the pork with canola oil and generously sprinkle the rib all over the pork. Put in a bowl, cover and refrigerate overnight.
BBQ sauce: Add the oil to a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion, garlic, and jalapeno. Saute until soft and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the strawberries and blackberries and sugar and cook until the strawberries begin to break down and the sugar dissolves. Add the ketchup, water, strawberry nectar, jam, mustard, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Put the pork in a roasting pan and roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 145 degrees F, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Brush with BBQ sauce the last 10 minutes of cooking.
Remove the pork from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.