Venison Pot Roast w/ Juniper Berry BBQ Sauce

>This is the time of the year when so much gets slow cooked in the oven or crockpot. Who can’t resist the delightful aromas drifting throughout the house as your loved ones are anxiously awaiting digging into that tender goodness.
Justin from Marx Foods sent me a few samples of some of their outstandly fresh spices, salt, berries and peppers which i decided to use a bit in this recipe. I am not really a fan of venison for some reason, though i do like buffalo and moose.
Also, Solo Foods had sent me some of their fruit filling i knew would go great with the flavors.
To jazz it up a bit i thought of a diffrent sauce to make with it to help with my fear of the slightly gamey taste, and it worked!
I browned the roast on all sides in a cast iron skillet, then mixed up the bbq sauce and added it all to the crock pot and let simmer for hours.

If you like venison, you will love this sauce.
1 can Solo Apricot Pie Filling( or 1 jar jam)
4 cups ketchup
1 shallot, minced,
3 cloves garlic, minced
10 juniper berries, crushed (Marxfoods.com)
10 tellicherry peppercorns , finely crushed (Marxfoods.com)
2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
4 Tablespoons Worcestire Sauce
1 drop liquid smoke
smoked paprika to taste about 2 teaspoons
Seasoned Salt to taste
Combine all ingredients and pour over a pot roast in the slow cooker or oven.
*Solo Food and Marx Foods sent me their products for this blog*

Zesty Plum Sauce for Basting Pork or Chicken

This is one of my many BBQ/Basting sauces I use for pork or chicken.
Not the best photos by far, but this came from a post from about 3 years ago when i first started recipe blogging.

1 jar plum sauce
1 Tablespoon vinegar
Wasabi paste to taste..depends on how hot you like it. (optional)
1/2 cup raspberry jam
3 Tablespoons peanut oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons  Smoked paprika
2 green onions
Saute ginger and garlic in sesame oil until tender. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 10 minutes
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