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Home-made Peri-Peri sauce
Deeply flavorful African peri-peri sauce made with bird's eye chillies, onions, peppers, garlic & lemons. This sauce is a must-have for spicy food lovers.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 12 (makes 3 cups of sauce. 1 serving = 1/4 cup)
Calories: 76 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
South African
Ingredients
- 2 Red Onions peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 head of garlic cloves peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 cup African bird's eye chillies stems removed
- 2 red bell peppers seeds removed and roughly chopped
- 3 ripe tomatoes skins removed and roughly chopped
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- juice and zest of 3 lemons
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor/blender and mix until all the ingredients are finely chopped and the mixture is quite saucy.
- Transfer to a saucepan over medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes to prevent the sauce from burning.
- After 20 minutes, check the seasoning and adjust. The sauce should be well balanced with a good kick of spice and sourness from the lemon and vinegar.
- Pour into jars/bottles and keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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Notes
- If you'd like to preserve this sauce, make sure your jars/bottles are well sterilized. Fill them to the top with the sauce and seal immediately.
Nutrition Information
Calories
76kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Sodium
587mg
(24%)
Potassium
204mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1292IU
(26%)
Vitamin C
49mg
(54%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12(makes 3 cups of sauce. 1 serving = 1/4 cup)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 76
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 76kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 587mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1292IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 49mg | 54% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.