Balsamic Chipotle Berry Reduction with Grilled Pork Chops, Couscous, Balsamic portabella & tomatoes

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This is part of the July's #THEBERRYBESTCOLLAB hosted by @karen.t.ology and @kitchenfulstories I truly enjoyed creating this dish and it was the perfect blend of sweet and spicy! So this was perfect timing as my cherry tree is full of fruit and needing a use, so I mixed them with some blackberries, blueberries and raspberries and man did this make a fresh and delicious meal... lets get started.

I took some bone in pork chops and seasoned generously with organic smoky chipotle and set them aside.

I placed the berry mixture in a frying pan and added some water and some balsamic vinegar. I turned the heat to low and started the simmering down process.

So... this is my least "precise" post yet... but the art of winging it is a great thing so taste away as you get the flavour right. I added some chipotle sauce, some mango chipotle seasoning and some date sugar to take the edge off!! You want your own perfect blend of spicy and sweet! Keep it simmering low and slow and start mashing the berries as you go. I also added some fresh sprigs of rosemary... let me tell you these add to the flavour in an intense way... don't leave this out!

smells so good right now.......

I love love love portabella, and let me tell you... you will love them with balsamic, garlic, and soy sauce... let these marinade for at least 20 minutes and toss regularly! I pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and cooked these with some grape tomatoes for about 20 minutes.

The seasoned pork chops hit the grill hot.... and I watched them to get perfect grill marks while getting the internal temp up to 165 degrees. That very dark one in the upper left hand corner is my husbands love for Traeger's blackened Saskatchewan seasoning.

I cooked up some couscous and molded them in a ramekin to create a formed platform for the dish and built around it with steamed asparagus, the baked portabella and grape tomatoes and then generously added the berry sauce to the top!!

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