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Ancho Chili Peach Blender BBQ Sauce {Wolf Gourmet Blender Giveaway with a Retail Value of $599.95}

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Ancho Chili Peach Blender BBQ Sauce is sweet and tangy with a touch of spicy heat.

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I used to think that most people either fall into the creamy condiment camp (like mayo) or the sweet/tangy condiment camp (like ketchup, honey mustard, and BBQ sauce). That’s because until about five years ago when I discovered the bliss that is homemade mayo (not to mention how insanely easy it is to make), mayo just wasn’t my thing.

I’ve been converted to the mayo camp, but I can always get behind a good ketchup or BBQ too. They serve different purposes, am I right?

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When it comes to BBQ sauce, I like mine to have a nice balance of sweet, heat, and tang; add fruity flavor notes like peach, and there’s just about nothing I won’t put it on. Chicken, omelets, salads, hot dogs, burgers, potatoes, and even toast are all pretty delicious with a drizzle of this sauce. I keep discovering new things to use it on.

The best part is, this sauce is incredibly easy to whip up in the blender! Everything just gets pureed together, no need to even strain it. The peaches add a nice thickness to the sauce even before it’s cooked. You could use the sauce straight out of the blender, but I like to give it a quick stint (about 20 minutes) on the stovetop to help all the flavors blend and thicken it up even more. Stash it in the fridge overnight and the next day once all the flavors have married, it’s even better. If you’re looking for an easy BBQ sauce to kick up your BBQ game, this is it!

So, are you a condiment person? And if so, what’s your favorite?

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Ancho Chili Peach Blender BBQ Sauce
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Yield: About 3 cups
 
Ancho Chili Peach Blender BBQ Sauce is sweet and tangy with a touch of spicy heat.
Ingredients
  • 2 dried whole ancho chile peppers, stems and seeds removed
  • 2-4 dried whole chile de árbol peppers, seeds removed (or 1 to 3 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes instead)
  • ½ cup (120 ml) boiling water
  • 2 large very ripe peaches, pitted
  • 1 large onion, peeled and halved
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 5-6 tablespoons pure honey
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (see Note for paleo-friendly version)
  • 1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground mustard powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 whole cloves
Instructions
  1. Toast the chilies in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant. Transfer to a small bowl and pour the boiling water on top; steep for 3 minutes.
  2. Add the chilies and their steeping liquid along with all other ingredients to a high-speed blender and process until completely smooth.
  3. Use as-is, or to help blend the flavors, transfer the sauce to a medium saucepan; bring up to a simmer and cook (uncovered) 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature.
  4. Store covered in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Paleo-Friendly Version: Omit the Worcestershire sauce or make your own homemade paleo-friendly Worcestershire sauce and use that.

: : GIVEAWAY : :

Wolf Gourmet Blender

If you’ve been wanting a high-speed blender, you’ll be as excited about this giveaway as I am! Huge thank you to Wolf Gourmet because they’re giving away one of their gourmet blenders to one lucky winner.

The blender’s retail price is $599.95 on Williams-Sonoma and I can say firsthand how powerful (with speeds over 210 mph!), pretty, and easy to use and clean it is.

To participate in this giveaway, just leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite thing to make in a blender.

For extra entries, you can do any of the following (please leave a separate comment for each so they can be counted as additional entries):

You do not need to have a blog to enter this giveaway. To enter, you must be at least 18 years old. For shipping purposes, this giveaway is only open to U.S. residents and we are not able to ship to P.O. boxes. This giveaway ends on September 20, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST. Once the giveaway ends, the winner will be randomly chosen and notified via email. The winner will have three business days to respond with his or her mailing information, otherwise a new winner will be randomly chosen. Good luck to all!

Disclosure: Wolf Gourmet provided me with a blender for review, and they are providing the blender for this giveaway; as always, opinions stated are my own. 

Comments

  2. Michelle Gillespie says

    My most
    Used kitchen tool would have to be my knives – I’m much more of a knife person than a food processor person. There’s something about working with the ingredients I’m using and my knives that is contemplative and even therapeutic for me.

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  6. Nikki says

    My most used kitchen tool is a tie between my chef knife and my 8″ frying pan (no microwave so this makes it easy to heat leftovers or just cook for one)

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  8. Hannah says

    I’m constantly using my blender, every single day, but my current favorite use is for making banana ice cream. It’s the perfect treat for these hot days!

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  9. Hannah says

    …But for as much as I love my blender, I would have to say that my favorite kitchen tool is my shiny new stand mixer. Maybe that would change if I had a better blender, though! (hint hint) ;)

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  20. David says

    My favorite thing to make in the blender is home made orange julius. It is pretty simple to make, relatively healthy, and our kids love them.

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  21. David says

    Our most used kitchen tool is probably our cast iron skillet. We make most of our meals on the stove top, and the cast iron is very useful.

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  25. Bill says

    Sorry if this is a repeat. It looked like my reply was missing:

    My most used kitchen tool is a toss-up. My uncle left me his 15 piece set of carbon steel knives. He was journeyman butcher, something pretty rare these days. The guys at Walmart simply put the stuff in the meat cases.

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  43. Aaron B says

    My favorite thing to make in a blender right now are smoothies. It is so easy just to keep some frozen fruit in the freezer and you can whip up a smoothie in just a minute or two!

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  53. Kevin | Keviniscooking says

    I just like you and this site! :)
    Great recipe here for the BBQ sauce. I’m a huge fan of the sweet, heat, and tangy BBQ sauce and this is my kinda sauce. I have a trusty Vitamix, but WOW, that Wolf looks off the hook cool.

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  54. Rosie says

    I don’t have a powerful blender like this, but so far, my favorite to make are smoothies! I like to chop up fruit and freeze it, then make smoothies with milk and the frozen fruits. Yum!

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  62. Susan says

    This BBQ sauce sounds amazing, like something I definitely need to try. My favorite thing to make in a blender is probably açai bowls (and other smoothie bowls).

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  64. Laurie says

    I would have to say, my most used kitchen tool is a large wooden spatula. It is the best for scraping up fond and can handle heat. Always love your recipes and dialogue.

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  68. Samantha says

    What an amazing combination of tastes you have going on. I bet it tastes amazing. I’ve made Chili sauce for Menudo before with those chili’s and loved the aroma they gave off….this looks like a great use of the leftover chili’s I have. My favorite thing to make in the blender is Margarita’s……and salsa.

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  69. Samantha says

    My favorite kitchen tool is my electric pressure cooker….I love how tender it makes stew meat and how quick it is, especially on a weeknight when I haven’t planned anything.

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  71. Angela Vaught Montgomery says

    I love making lots of things in a blender, but my fav is homemade BBQ sauce, my most used kitchen tool is my mixer, Liked An Edible Mosiac on Facebook, Liked Sub Zero and Wolfe on Facebook,shared on twitter, shared on facebook

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  73. Sharon says

    My most useful kitchen tool that I use very often is my mini 2 cup Cuisinart processor. My most used is my silicone spatula that I use daily.

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  77. Carrie says

    I currently do not have a high speed blender. I have not been able to convince my husband quite yet that it would be worth the investment. I’d LOVE to win one!

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  88. Zlati says

    I love making smoothies in the blender. Mine is quite wimpy though and now that I have a six-month-old baby just starting to eat puréed solid foods I need a powerful blender.

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  89. Tamra Phelps says

    I would say my favorite think to make in a blender is a milkshake. I love adding everything from coconut to m&ms to fruit.

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  107. cheryl larimer says

    My most used tool in the kitchen are my knives. I have a favorite that fits my hand just right and use it all the time and would be lost without it.

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  108. cheryl larimer says

    I love to make smoothies in my good blender. I helps our whole family consumer more fruits and veggies into our diets. I also have a very old blender that we use to mix up our homemade deer repellent for our flower gardens.

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