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Peri Peri Sauce Recipe
This zesty South African Peri-Peri Sauce Recipe, which combines lemon, chilis, and garlic, makes an unbelievable marinade or sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 798 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
African
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 seeded Fresno peppers
- 10 garlic cloves
- 1 peeled shallot
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- Juice of 2 lemons about 5 tablespoons
- 1 cup olive oil
- coarse salt to taste
- ½ cup water
Instructions
When Using as a Marinade:
- Add the seeded chili, shallot, garlic, lemon juice, and paprika to a food processor.
- Process on high speed while slowly drizzling in the olive oil.
- Adjust the seasonings with salt and mix until combined.
- Store or serve it.
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When Using as a Sauce
- If you’d like to use it as a sauce, add it to a medium-sized sauce pot with a ½ cup of water.
- Simmer it over low heat while stirring occasionally for 25 to 30 minutes to thicken and concentrate the flavor.
Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 3 days ahead for freshness.
- How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. This will freeze well-covered for up to 6 months. Thaw it in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.
- How to Reheat: Add the desired amount of peri-peri sauce to a medium-sized pot and heat over low heat until hot. If it is too thick, mix in 2 to 3 tablespoons of water.
- You can purchase dried bird’ s-eye chilis on Amazon. They are still spicy but not as intense as fresh and can be used in this recipe.
- If you love spice, feel free to use spicier chilis like habanero.
- Substitute with red bell peppers if you cannot handle spice at all.
- If you do not have a food processor, you can finely mince all the ingredients and mix them in a bowl.
- Adding the marinade to a pot and cooking it removes some of the bite from the raw garlic and onion that would normally be cooked when using it as a marinade on something. Doing this will also intensify the flavor.
- Portugal gained control in the 16th century and still has much influence in Mozambique. The native language there is Portuguese.
Nutrition Information
Calories
798kcal
(40%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
87g
(134%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
63g
Sodium
9mg
(0%)
Potassium
177mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1151IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 798
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 798kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 87g | 134% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 63g | 315% |
| Sodium | 9mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 177mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1151IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.