Peppered Steaks With Blackberry Sauce

This is a refreshing way to eat a steak. I love to do this during the summertime when the blackberries are in season and you can stop down any dirt road and pick them fresh.

• Ready In: 24 hrs 12 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 (4 ounce)  beef tenderloin steaks or 4 (4 ounce)  eye  round steaks, trimmed of fat
• 1⁄3 cup lemon juice
• 1⁄3 cup  oil
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped onion
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1  tablespoon  coarsly ground pepper

• Blackberry Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup  smuckers  seedless blackberry jam
• 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1⁄4 cup fresh blackberries or 1⁄4 cup frozen blackberrie, thawed

Directions

1. Combine lemon juice, oil, onion, and garlic in large plastic zip lock bag; mix well.
2. Place steaks in bag and seal. Refrigerate for 6 to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
3. When ready to cook, rub pepper around the edges of each steak. Preheat grill.
4. In small saucepan add jam, vinegar, and onion powder. Cook over medium heat until jam is melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
5. Place steaks on gas grill over medium heat, or charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium-hot coals. Cook 8 to 12 minutes or till desired doneness turning once halfway through cooking.
6. To serve, spread steaks with sauce and top with fresh blackberries. steaks can also be cooked inside broiler oven by placing on broiler pan 4 to 6 inches from heat and broiling 7 to 10 minutes or until done.