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Homemade Peri Peri Sauce
Make homemade peri peri sauce in less than 30 minutes and use it as a marinade for peri peri chicken, serve it as dip or to spice up roasted veggies!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 80 kcal
Cuisine:
African
Ingredients
- 1 red onion peeled and roughly chopped
- 70 g African bird's eye chillies stems removed (you can also use Thai red chillies)
- ½ red bell pepper seeds and white parts removed and roughly chopped
- 1 ripe tomato halved
- 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoon white or red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into a food processor, and blitz until the mixture reaches a smooth but still chunky texture. If you want a creamy sauce, then blitz for a further 10 seconds, until creamy.
- Transfer the sauce into a small pan and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, remove the sauce from the pan and allow to cool.
- Transfer the peri peri sauce into an air-tight container and store in the fridge for up 1 week.
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Notes
- How to store in the freezer:
- Store into individual freezer-friendly containers. It will keep well in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Information
Calories
80kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Potassium
111mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
703IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
37mg
(41%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 80kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 111mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 703IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 37mg | 41% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.