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I am a nut for specialty foods;  I belong to our local gourmet shop’s foodie club and receive an awesome basket of fun products each month.  In addition to these great treasures that I look forward to experimenting with every month, I recently received an awesome shipment of products from Barhyte Specialty Foods.    Their Saucy Mama Condiments are fantastic.  

So, for my first contest, I will be giving away six (6) bottles of Saucy Mama specialty condiments to six (6) of Eliots’ Eats frequent readers.  The rules are simple:  simply post the best kitchen tip in the comments.  The best six tipsters will receive their prize:  one Saucy Mama condiment!  (Please only post one comment per email address.)  I will contact the winners via email.  Good luck and check out my recipe below.  I hope to get (and share) some great kitchen and cooking tips!  (Deadline for entry:  until all six bottles have been doled out!)

This is my first creation using Saucy Mama Hot Wing Sauce:

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A new twist on hot wings.

Stuffed Hot Wing Chicken Meatballs

 1 1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3)
1 c. Granny Smith apple, grated
¼ c. flat Italian parsley leaves, chopped
¼ c. Italian seasoned bread crumbs
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 t. sea salt
¼ t.  pepper
¼ c. crumbled blue cheese
1/8 c. Saucy Mama Hot Wing Sauce 

For garnish:
2 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 yellow or orange bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/8 c. Saucy Mama Hot wing Sauce
1 T. crumbled blue cheese 

Cut chicken breasts into large chunks and pulse in food processor with blade until you have a very coarse ground.  Place chicken in a large mixing bowl.  Add apple, parsley, bread crumbs, garlic, egg, salt and pepper.  Mix with hands until incorporated.

 Using a 1 inch ice cream or cookie scoop, form each meatball around a crumble of blue cheese, sealing the cheese inside.  Each meatball should be about 1 inch.  Place on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and glaze with 1/8 c. hot wing sauce.  Garnish with celery and bell pepper as an appetizer.  Serve with remaining 1/8 c. hot wing sauce topped with crumbled blue cheese on the side for dipping.

Makes about 42 cocktail meatballs.

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