Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce Plus 10 Finger Lickin’ Barbecue Sauce Recipes to Light Up the Grill
Servings 2cups
Ingredients
1tablespoonvegetable oil
½large or 1 small jalapeñominced
2chipotle peppersminced, plus 1-2 tablespoons adobo sauce depending on heat
1teaspoongarlic powder
16ouncesraspberries
⅓cupgranulated sugar
⅓cuplight brown sugar
⅓cupapple cider vinegar
¼cupwater
1 ½teaspoonsliquid smoke
1teaspoonkosher salt
1tablespooncornstarch
Instructions
Heat the vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the minced jalapeño and cook for 2 minutes or until softened, stirring often. Add the garlic powder, chipotle pepper and adobo sauce and cook for 1 minute. Add the raspberries, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cider vinegar, water, liquid smoke and kosher salt and bring to a boil. Stir in the cornstarch, reduce to simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until thickened. Add more adobo sauce to taste. Cool and refrigerate until ready to use. Serve on BBQ ribs, pork or chicken.
** Note: If you prefer a smooth sauce, strain the sauce through a mesh strainer to get rid of the seeds.