When my two favorite seasons – grilling season and berry season – combine, you get Grilled Chicken with a delicious Blackberry BBQ Sauce!
This recipe comes from our friends at Vindulge, made up by wife and husband team Mary Cressler and Sean Martin. Located in Hillsboro, Mary & Sean create delicious ways for you to enjoy cooking and entertaining in your backyard with your family and friends. Combined, they have two decades of experience in recipe development, entertaining, education, writing, and professional cooking.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1 whole chicken, quartered (about 4 lbs)
- Extra virgin olive oil, to coat (roughly ¼ cup)
- ¼ cup chicken seasoning
For the Blackberry BBQ Sauce:
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup ketchup
- ¼ cup hot sauce, (we love Valentina hot sauce)
- ¼ cup cane sugar
- ¼ cup agave nectar, (honey works too)
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 6 ounces blackberries, (or other favorite berry, about 1 ½ cups)