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HEAT WAVE RECIPES
food
QUICK MOLE SAUCE
Store any remaining sauce, covered, in the
refrigerator up to 5 days.
HOT
2
tsp. chili powder
HOTTER
3
tsp. hot chili powder
HOTTEST
4
tsp. hot chili powder+hot-style BBQ sauce
2
Tbsp. pumpkin seeds
(pepitas)
1
tsp. sesame seeds
1
medium onion, chopped
2
cloves garlic, minced
1
Tbsp. olive oil
2
to 3 tsp. chili powder or hot chili powder
V2
tsp. ground cumin
V4
tsp. ground cinnamon
1
cup barbecue sauce or hot-style
barbecue sauce
V2
oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Hot pepper sauce (optional)
1.
In large dry skillet over medium heat toast
pumpkin and sesame seeds 2 to 3 minutes or
until toasted. Remove from skillet.
2.
In same skillet cook onion and garlic in
hot oil 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in chili
powder, cumin, and cinnamon. Cook
1 minute more or until fragrant. Stir in
barbecue sauce, chocolate, and hot pepper
sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer
until chocolate is melted. Cool slightly.
3.
Transfer onion mixture and toasted seeds
to blender or food processor. Cover and
blend or process until smooth. Thin with
water
if needed; cool. MAKES 1V
2
CUPS.
SWEET-HOT PICKLED PEACHES
Serve alongside barbecue pork or chicken,
or coarsely chop and pile on a burger. Save
the remaining juices to drizzle over pound
cake or grain salads.
PREP: 40MIN. COOK: 10 MIN. CHILL:24HR.
HOT
2
-inch piece fresh gingerroot
HOTTER
3
-inch piece fresh gingerroot
HOTTEST
4
-inch piece fresh gingerroot
6
lb. small fresh peaches or apricots
(about 18 peaches)
2V2 cups water
2V2 cups cider vinegar
4
cups granulated sugar
3
cups packed brown sugar
4
sticks cinnamon
2
to 4-inch piece fresh gingerroot,
peeled and cut in strips
1V2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1
tsp. mustard seed
8
whole cloves
1
small sweet onion, cut in wedges
1
medium red sweet pepper, seeded
and cut in strips
1.
To peel peaches (apricots may be used
unpeeled), fill Dutch oven with water; bring
to boiling. Carefully lower peaches, a few at
a time, into boiling water; let stand
30 to 60 seconds. With slotted spoon
transfer peaches to large bowl of ice water.
When cool enough to handle, gently rub
skin off peaches. Halve and pit any large
peaches; set aside.
2.
Drain water from Dutch oven. For
pickling mixture, in same Dutch oven
combine the
2
(/
2
cups water, vinegar, sugars,
cinnamon, gingerroot, red pepper,
1
teaspoon
salt,
mustard seeds, and cloves.
Bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugars.
Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.
3.
Add peaches, onion, and sweet pepper to
pickling mixture; return to boiling. Reduce
heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes or just
until tender, gently stirring once or twice.
With slotted spoon divide peaches, onion,
sweet pepper, and cinnamon evenly among
four clean, hot 1-quart jars. (See “Safe
Storage,”
below
.) Pour pickling mixture into
j ars; cool. Cover and refrigerate at least
24 hours or up to 3 weeks. Serve peaches
with a slotted spoon and drizzle with a little
of the juices. SERVES 18.
EACH SERVING (1 PEACH+2TBSP. JUICE)
167cal,
0 g fat, 0 mg chol, 50 mg sodium, 42 g carbo,
2 g fiber, 1 gpro. Daily Values: 10% vit. A, 21% vit.
C, 2% calcium, 3% iron.
safe storage
Before filling the jars, wash them in hot
soapy water and rinse thoroughly. Pour
boiling water in and over the jars and let
them stand in the hot water until ready
to fill. The pickled peaches are stored in
canning jars, but are not processed as
canned. Therefore, keep refrigerated
and eat within 3 weeks. If giving as a gift,
include storage instructions.
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BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS JULY 2009
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