Fire Up The Grill

Grilled Pork Chops with Balsamic Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce!

A great kick-off to your Memorial Day cookout

The recipe serves 4 from closetcooking.com Ribs can be substituted for the pork chops.
Ingredients:
RASPBERRY BALSAMIC CHIPOTLE BBQ SAUCE:
2 cups raspberries fresh (or thawed frozen)
1/2 cup ketchup
2 TB. raspberry preserves/jam
2 TB. honey
2 TB. white balsamic vinegar
1 TB. soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free)
1+ chipotle chili in adobo, chopped
1 clove garlic, grated
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. Dijon mustard

FOR THE GRILLED PORK CHOPS:
1 pound pork chops
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
FOR THE RASPBERRY BALSAMIC CHIPOTLE BBQ SAUCE:
Puree everything in a food processor or blender and optionally strain to remove the raspberry seeds.
FOR THE GRILLED PORK CHOPS:
Heat the grill or a grill pan to medium-high heat, season the pork chops with salt and pepper to taste, place them on the grill and cook until lightly golden brown on one side, about 5-8 minutes, flip them and cook until the pork chops are done, about 5-8 minutes, before basting in the BBQ sauce and enjoying them! Cooking time varies depending on the thickness of the pork chops.
Option: Add 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke to the BBQ sauce.

A fun dessert idea

Fishing Pole Cupcakes

Ingredients:

Your favorite cupcake mix

White frosting tinted blue-reserve some white frosting to create the squiggle line

Pretel rod

Goldfish cracker

Directions:

Use photo as your guideline