Jalapeño Blackberry BBQ Glaze: The Bold Pepper Spread That Belongs on Your Smoker
Blackberry and jalapeño sounds like it shouldn't work. Then you put it on a rack of ribs over low and slow smoke and suddenly it's the only thing that makes sense.
Smoky Mountain Spread's Jalapeño Blackberry is a bold pepper spread built for the pit. Deep blackberry sweetness, jalapeño heat that builds slow, and a dark caramelized finish that makes everything that comes off your smoker look and taste like you've been doing this your whole life.
What to Smoke With Jalapeño Blackberry BBQ Spread
Smoked Pork Ribs
Jalapeño Blackberry is one of the best pepper jelly glazes for smoked pork ribs you'll ever put on your pit. Apply it during your last unwrap and let it tack up on the grates for 20 minutes. The blackberry caramelizes into a deep, dark glaze against the bark and the jalapeño heat finishes it with just enough kick. These are the ribs that make people put their phones down.
Smoked Brisket
Brush Jalapeño Blackberry spread on your brisket in the last hour of the cook when the bark is fully set. The deep sweetness of the blackberry caramelizes against the smoke and creates a crust that's bold, complex, and unlike anything store bought sauce can produce. This is the smoked meat glaze brisket was made for.
Smoked Duck
Duck and blackberry is one of the great flavor combinations in cooking. On the smoker with Jalapeño Blackberry pepper spread it becomes something extraordinary. Apply it in the last hour and let it caramelize against the skin. The jalapeño heat cuts through the richness of the duck perfectly. This is the cook that gets people talking.
Pulled Pork
Mix Jalapeño Blackberry directly into your pulled pork right after you shred it. The bold sweet heat pepper spread works its way into every strand and delivers a deep fruity heat that sets this pulled pork apart from anything else on the table. No extra sauce needed. Just this.
Smoked Chicken Thighs
Brush this bold BBQ glaze on your chicken thighs in the last 30 minutes of the smoke and crank the heat to set it. The blackberry caramelizes against the skin and the jalapeño heat builds slow. The dark glossy finish alone will have people reaching for seconds before they've finished their first piece.
Smoked Lamb
Blackberry and lamb are a classic pairing — smoking with Jalapeño Blackberry pepper spread takes it somewhere completely different. Apply it as a finishing glaze in the last hour of your cook and let the smoke do the rest. Bold, dark, and complex in a way that impresses even the toughest crowd at the table.
Burnt Ends
Cube your brisket point, toss in Jalapeño Blackberry spread, and send them back into the smoker uncovered until they're sticky, dark, and falling apart. The blackberry caramelizes into the bark and the jalapeño heat sneaks up exactly when you want it. These are the burnt ends people talk about for weeks.
Why Jalapeño Blackberry Is the Bold BBQ Glaze Your Smoker Has Been Missing
Most pepper jellies play it safe. Smoky Mountain Spread's Jalapeño Blackberry doesn't. The deep blackberry sweetness caramelizes under smoke into something dark and complex. The jalapeño heat builds slow instead of hitting all at once. And the finish is bold enough to stand up to brisket, duck, lamb, and everything in between.
This is what a bold pepper spread for smoking meat is supposed to taste like.
Grab a jar at smokymountainspread.com and put it on your next cook.
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