Chipotle peppers, paprika, and chili spices bring warm smoke and gentle heat, while pineapple and lime juice concentrates cut through with tropical brightness. Dehydrated onion and garlic round it out with savory depth, and the body is thick enough to cling to a pork steak on the grate without running off into the fire.
Braswell Food Company has been cooking in small batches since 1946, and it shows here. This is a sauce with a point of view, tuned for the cook who wants something on the shelf that is not another sweet Kansas City clone.
Flavor Profile
Flavor
Sweet Pineapple With Chipotle Smoke
Bright and fruit forward at the start, then smoke and savory depth take over, with vinegar tang keeping the whole thing from turning candy sweet.
- Pineapple and lime concentrates lead with tropical brightness
- Chipotle and paprika bring warm, rounded smoke
- Tomato paste and apple cider vinegar build a classic BBQ base
- Onion and garlic add the savory backbone al pastor is built on
Heat Level
Mild
Warmth, Not Fire
The heat here comes from chipotle and chili pepper rather than raw capsaicin, so it reads as smoke and warmth more than burn. Kids and heat-shy guests can eat it.
- Gentle, smoky warmth that fades quickly
- Pour it on rather than dotting it
- Easy to spike with a hot sauce if you want more
- Safe bet when you are cooking for a crowd
How to Use
Technique
Glaze It, Marinate With It, Or Squeeze It Straight
The sugar and fruit concentrates caramelize fast, so treat this like a finishing sauce on the grill and let it tack up over indirect heat.
- Glaze pork steaks, chops, or sliced shoulder in the last 5 to 10 minutes
- Toss wings and chicken thighs hot off the grate
- Thin with pineapple juice or oil and marinate pork 2 to 4 hours
- Squeeze straight over tacos, quesadillas, burritos, and rice bowls
- Serve as a dip for grilled shrimp, tenders, or pulled pork sliders
Why You'll Love It
- Brings al pastor flavor to the grill without building a marinade from scratch
- Sweet and smoky profile that plays with pork, poultry, and seafood alike
- Mild enough for the whole table, interesting enough for the pitmaster
- Squeeze bottle keeps it fast at the grill and easy at the table
- Cooked in small batches by a company that has been at it since 1946
- A different bottle on the shelf when everything else is Kansas City sweet
Amazing On
Grilled pork steaks and chops, pulled pork, chicken thighs, wings, shrimp, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, rice bowls, burgers, sausage, and grilled pineapple.
Ingredients
Water, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Apple Cider Vinegar, Chipotle Peppers, Salt, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Modified Food Starch, Lime Juice Concentrate, Paprika, Spices (Including Chili Pepper), Dehydrated Onion and Garlic.
About Braswell's
Since 1946
Braswell Food Company, Statesboro, GA
Albert Braswell founded Braswell Food Company in 1946 with one steam kettle and a bushel of local pears. That same small batch cooking method and attention to detail are still in use today, and over 75 years the company has grown on the strength of time tested, award winning products. Their preserves, dressings, mustards, fruit butters, sauces, and marinades are made with quality ingredients, including locally grown Vidalia® Onions and fresh pears and figs, and you will find them in grocery stores and high-end retailers across the US.
- Number one seller of Pepper Jelly, Fig Preserves, and Pear Preserves in the US
- An industry leader in flavor and packaging innovation
- Currently the 7th largest jam, jelly, and preserve manufacturer in the US
- Currently the 12th largest dressing manufacturer in the US
- Known for products packaged in one-of-a-kind reusable glassware
- One of the leading private label manufacturers in the US
The goal today is the same as it was 75 years ago at 226 N. Zetterower Avenue in Statesboro, GA: provide outstanding specialty foods that give at-home cooks the chance to create quality appetizers, entrees, and desserts affordably.
Product Details
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Style: Al Pastor inspired BBQ sauce
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Flavor: Pineapple, chipotle, and lime
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Heat Level: Mild
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Packaging: Easy-squeeze bottle
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Texture: Thick and pourable, glazes without running
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Vendor: Braswell Food Company (Statesboro, GA)
Pineapple, chipotle, lime, and a grill that is already hot.
Taco night flavor on everything you cook this weekend.
