Does anyone else think that blackberries tend to spoil about 30 seconds after you bring them home? Or does that phenomenon only happen in my refrigerator?
I was getting ready to go out of town and remembered that I had purchased a container of blackberries at Sam’s a few days ago and knew that there was no way that I would ever get them to last until I got back home. I thought about what I could do with them, preferably with a pork tenderloin that I had gotten to make for David while he was at home bach-ing it up for a week.
A sauce. Barbecue sauce. Perfect.
I actually had never made a fruit based barbecue sauce before, but I know the basic premise behind it. I wanted the flavor to be more in-depth than just “sweet,” so I added some chipotle peppers and adobo to it. It was incredibly easy and super fast to put together, meaning that this is even great for those busy weeknights. I brushed it over the pork while it was grilling, then served it topped with even more.
None of it was left when I came home.
Blackberry Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
- I cup blackberries
- 2 chipotle chiles in adobo plus 1 T sauce
- 2 T molasses
- 1/4 brown sugar
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
- 2 T red wine vinegar
Instructions
- In a foodprocessor, add the blackberries, chipotles, and adobo. Process until smooth.
- Pour blackberry mixture into a small saucepan and add remaining ingredients.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and reduce by 1/3 until slightly thickened.
Aggie | Aggie's Kitchen says
This sounds so delicious!
Jacqueline says
Thank you so much!
Nancy says
We have a ton of blackberries from our garden this summer so am looking for ways to use them before freezing the rest. I made your bbq sauce yesterday and we had some on baked pork chops last night and it turned out great! The blackberry flavor didn’t come through as much I thought it would so I might add a few more next time but this was a hit with myself and my husband!
Jewell says
This is a fantastic BBQ sauce!! We raise marionberries so its a winner @ our house (used them instead of blackberries!). I used it with pulled pork at a church function and ended up giving all the rest away!! People loved it! Sweet, tangy, perfect! And Marionberry seeds are not as pronounced as blackberry seeds. We are now making it to go with our home smoked brisket for Christmas! Made the recipe exactly except my ketchup was homemade and I doubled the recipe!! Its a keeper @ our house!!
Jacqueline says
Thank you so much for telling me!!
Charity Preston says
Just finished picking a bucketful of blackberries from our pasture…. any idea if this keeps in frig for a bit if I make a larger batch?? Thanks! 🙂
Jacqueline says
I would think so, but don’t hold me to it!
Ashlee says
Picked a bucketful of blackberries. Made your sauce for dinner with pork tenderloin the next day. 8/8 people liked it. Thanks!
Delina says
The best BBQ sauce I’ve tastted! (I did replace the red wine vinegar with blackberry balsamic vinegar). Every other recipe I found had chicken broth in it. Too runny and I wanted to taste the blackberries, not chicken broth.
I doubled the batch and canned it in my electric pressure cooker for 20 minutes. Can’t wait to have this in the middle of the winter.
Joe Muncey says
This was soo great!!