Raspberry Chipotle Sauce

Raspberry sauce in a pitcher with raspberries scattered nearby

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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Cool: 30 mins
Total: 70 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Yield: 1 1/2 cups

This popular raspberry chipotle chili sauce recipe, reprinted with permission from Favorite Recipes from Emeril's Restaurants by Chef Emeril Lagassé, delivers a sweet-and-savory flavor that packs a kick of heat. The chipotle chiles, which are smoke-dried jalapeño peppers, have a smoky flavor that makes this sauce a natural as a barbecue sauce or a glaze for meat.

If you're bored with tomato-based barbecue sauces, this is a nice variation. It's also a great way to use seasonal raspberries from your garden.

Don't limit your use of this raspberry chipotle sauce to meats and barbecues. It's a great dip when mixed with cream cheese for crackers, celery, carrots, and other vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1/2 cup diced onion

  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic

  • 2 teaspoons chopped chipotle chiles in adobo

  • 2 pints fresh raspberries, rinsed

  • 1/2 cup raspberry vinegar

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps to Make It

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.

  2. Add the onions and cook, stirring until they are soft and slightly caramelized, about 4 minutes.

  3. Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for 1 minute.

  4. Add the chipotle peppers and cook, stirring continuously, for 1 minute.

  5. Add the raspberries and cook until soft, 2 to 3 minutes.

  6. Add the vinegar and stir to deglaze the pan.

  7. Add the sugar and salt and bring to a boil.

  8. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer the sauce until it is thickened and reduced by half, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cool the sauce before using it.

  9. For a smooth glaze, strain the sauce through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible.

Tips

  • Store any extra sauce in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. To save it for longer, you can freeze portions of it to thaw and use later.
  • Use this sauce as a barbecue sauce, glaze or basting sauce for poultry, shrimp and meats. Keep a cup of it next to the grill to baste onto meat or vegetables as you grill them. Then serve a separate portion as a condiment with the grilled items. Never mix sauce that had contact with raw meat with the sauce you serve at the table.
  • Use it as a dipping sauce for meatballs or cocktail sausages for a crowd-pleasing appetizer. It's also great for wraps and sandwiches or as a spicy element for a grilled cheese sandwich or panini.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
140 Calories
2g Fat
30g Carbs
1g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories 140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 143mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 30g 11%
Dietary Fiber 6g 20%
Total Sugars 23g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 23mg 115%
Calcium 26mg 2%
Iron 1mg 4%
Potassium 154mg 3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)