SAVORY RICH BLUEBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Once you've finished cooking your cut of meat (chicken, pork, steak), remove it from the skillet and set it aside to rest. Over medium heat, add wine, broth, and oil to the skillet, use a stiff spatula to scrape the brown bits off the pan bottom, and heat for about 2 minutes or until simmering. With a non-reactive spoon, stir in shallot, celery, thyme and zest and cook until vegetables are soft and slightly caramelized, about 5 minutes, adding more broth if mixture begins to lose moisture too quickly. Then stir in garlic, salt, and pepper, and saute' until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Next stir or whisk in preserves, vinegar, sugar, mustard, and berries, and cook until about half of the berries burst and mixture is bubbling, about 10 minutes. Lower fire slightly and simmer until compote thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in butter slowly until melted. Serve over your cut of choice. The juice released in your mouth by the whole berries is such a nice, decadent surprise.