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How To Make Piri Piri Sauce

Piri piri sauce or peri peri sauce is Portuguese in origin and it is a versatile tangy (marinade) hot sauce made from piri piri pepper. the hot pepper is the major ingredients in making the sauce with other common ingredients like red pepper, lemon etc The authentic piri piri sauce would call for paprika, oregano, onions, garlic, bay leaves, salt and lemon juice.
Here is my own version of piri piri sauce, I use this hot sauce all the time.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Homemade sauce
Cuisine: African, Continental
Keyword: homemade piri piri sauce, how to make piri piri sauce, peri peri sauce, piri piri sauce
Servings: 2 cups
Author: Ajoke
Cost: £3

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces birds eye chilli
  • 3 mixes chillies about 60g
  • ½ tsp ground bay leaf substitute with 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp Oregano
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • cup malt vinegar
  • 1 large red bell pepper roughly chopped
  • ½ cup vegetable oil substitute with any unflavoured oil

Instructions

  • Roughly chop the onion, red bell pepper and put all ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree to smooth paste. Check salt and seasoning and adjust accordingly.
  • Use the piri piri sauce as desired or store in a tight container and store in the refrigerator. Refrigerate until you are ready to use. This peri peri sauce would keep for up to a month in the fridge

Notes

This piri piri sauce would make about 2 cups