Dyna's Marionberry-chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 6 tablespoons dark brown sugar (i use splenda blend brown sugar)
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons dark (can substitute a lessor amount of extract)
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 cup chipotle chile in adobo, finely chopped
• 2 cups ketchup
• 2 cups marionberry jam (i use preserves with no sugar added or you can use the costco brand with sugar)
• salt

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, molasses, worcestershire, , mustard, chili powder, pepper, garlic powder, allspice and cloves.
• 2 bring to simmer over medium heat. cook, uncovered, until all ingredients are dissolved, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in ketchup and bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• 4 add salt to taste.
• 5 reduce heat slightly, add raspberry jam and 1/4 cup chipotles** and gently simmer sauce, uncovered, until dark and thick, about 30 minutes, stirring often.
• 6 use right away or transfer to jars, cover, cool to room temperature and then refrigerate. sauce will keep several months.
• 7 makes 5 cups or 20 servings.
• 8 notes:.
• 9 ** add the chipotle peppers to taste. since simmering will bring out the heat in the peppers, start by adding 1/4 cup of chipotles and cook for 30 minutes then taste again and add additional peppers if you like it really hot.
• 10 as with any recipe you can vary many of the ingredients to taste. some items that you might want adjusting are the amount of allspice, and/or cloves or the type of preserves. marion berry, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, or blueberry, etc.