Blackberry Shrub with Vanilla and Earl Grey
This Blackberry Shrub with Vanilla and Earl Grey is
surprisingly rich and deep with bursts of vanilla-berry goodness!
surprisingly rich and deep with bursts of vanilla-berry goodness!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Vanilla Bean Sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 and 1/3 cups blackberries
- 2/3 cups red wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons loose leaf Earl Grey tea
Instructions
- Add the sugar and the water together in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add the blackberries and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until the syrup has become the color of the fruit and the fruit has lost its vibrancy.
- Add the vinegar and bring the mixture back to a simmer (about 5 to 8 minutes). Turn off the heat and add the tea leaves, letting them steep for 3 minutes.
- Strain the fruit and the leaves out using a fine-meshed sieve covered with one layer of cheesecloth.
- Pour into a jar and keep it in the fridge.