Make Peppery Peach Sauce

Use fresh or frozen peaches for this spicy sauce. Serve with pork, ham, or poultry.

Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 15 minutes Process: 15 minutes

4 lb. fresh peaches or three
16-oz. pkgs. frozen unsweetened peach slices, thawed
2 cups sugar
1 5 1/2-oz. can peach or apricot nectar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 fresh red chili pepper or habanera chili pepper, seeded and very finely chopped(*) (about 1 tablespoon)

1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries

Wash fresh peaches, if using. Peel and pit peaches. Place half of the fresh or frozen peaches in a food processor bowl or blender container. Cover and process or blend until peaches are very finely chopped. Transfer chopped peaches to a 6-quart kettle or Dutch oven. Repeat with remaining peaches. (You should have 5 cups pureed peaches.)

Add sugar, nectar, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, chili pepper, and salt to kettle. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in raspberries.

Process sauce in standard canning jars following directions below. Or, ladle into decorative jars and refrigerate up to I week before using.

To process sauce, immediately ladle hot sauce into hot, clean half-pint canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims and adjust lids. Process jars in boiling-water canner 15 minutes (start timing when water begins to boil). Remove jars from canner; cool. Stir before serving. Makes 8 half-pint jars.

To present as a gift: Tie a ribbon around jar; label jar with contents and serving suggestions. If you like, use a ribbon to tie a small spoon onto jar.

Nutrition facts per 2-tablespoon serving: 39 cal., 0 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 0 mg chol., 17 mg sodium, 10 g carbo., 1 g fiber, and 0 g pro. Daily Values: 1% vit. A, 5% vit. C, 0% calcium, and 0% iron.

(*) Note: Because hot peppers contain oils that can burn your eyes, lips and skin, protect one or both hands with plastic bags or wear plastic gloves. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before touching eyes or face.

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