Help. I made pontack sauce and I haven't a clue how to use it

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A few years ago I lived in the countryside and got really into foraging and preserving. I made loads of jams and jellies and pickles and then I ventured into making pontack sauce (elderberry sauce). It has been sitting in my cupboard for a while and now I am trying to work out how to use it. It is vinegar based, so it lasts for years. It smells good, but what do you do with it. Add it to a sauce? pour it straight on a meat dish? Have it warm/cold? I haven't got a clue. And yes, I have tried googling. There are lots of recipes but not much further help. Any preserving experts/ foodies out there?

I had never heard of it so had a Google.

It goes especially well with cold meats and game but you can also use it to add a fruity richness to gravies or sauces.
https://tastethewild.co.uk/pontack-sauce-elderberry-ketchup-recipe/

Bumping for you only because I've never heard of it and would like to be enlightened.

I think it's used like Henderson's or Worcestershire sauce - sloshed into sauces and stews to make them richer, in gravy, or traditionally with game.

It reputedly is at it's best after 7 years, so the fact it's been hanging around a few years is no problem.

Thanks everyone. The comparison with Worcester sauce is helpful. It is thin like Worcester sauce, so adding it to stews and etc is helpful...... now i just need to cook a stew😜. Any of you who can recommend a recipe, which would go well with a really heavy sauce?

@ThanksButNoThanksImDoneNow I am going to watch the hairy biker episode. Thank you!

I always put a generous amount into onion gravy and bean stews to add some depth of flavour. Also a splash in soups like minestrone or other thick hearty vegetable soups, particulatly the ones made with tomatoes.

@KatBurglar thank you. I will definitely try that

@KatBurglar can you use it in a regular tomato sauce as well?

Ooh! I made this too and it's been brewing since 2018. Must be almost ready by now. I think a venison stew might be a good idea....

@DogDaysNeverEnd venison stew sounds delicious. Do you have a recipe in mind?