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Peri Peri Sauce
Peri peri sauce is a zesty combination of peppers and spices blended together for a deliciously spicy experience! This tastes delicious as a marinade, sauce or dip.
Prep Time
14 mins
Cook Time
14 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 51 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Portuguese
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Roasted Red pepper in jar
- 6 ounces yellow onion cut into quarters
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2-3 Hot red chili peppers you can add more if you would like the sauce to be hotter
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- lemon zest from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
Instructions
- Arrange cut onion, and the garlic cloves on a baking sheet. Place in the oven under the broiler for 3 minutes before turning and letting cook for another 3 minutes. This will give everything a slight char.
- Place roasted red pepper, onion, garlic, smoked paprika, dried, oregano, salt, and pepper in a blender and blend until it is a smooth paste.
- Add the red chilies 1 at a time, blending the sauce and then tasting until you get to a heat level that you are comfortable with.
- Add the paste to a skillet with ¼ cup olive oil and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.
- Pour in lemon juice, lemon zest, and white wine vinegar continuing to cook for 5 minutes before removing from heat.
- Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and add the mixture. Strain the liquid into the bowl and dispose of the solids.
- Place in a sealed container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
2tablespoons
Calories
51kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
414mg
(17%)
Potassium
53mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
204IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 51
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tablespoons | |
| Calories | 51kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 414mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 53mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 204IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.