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Home Made Peri-Peri Sauce

27th June 2022

Cook time: 20
Prep time: 5

This week, we have a very firery, very delicious sauce recipe to share with you. It’s a deeply flavourful Home Made Peri-Peri Sauce, to have with your chicken, salads, sandwiches or steaks. You really should have this versatile jar of savoury deliciousness in the fridge at all times. Let’s roll our sleeves up and get started!

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

home made peri-peri sauce

Method

  1. 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.
  2. Transfer to a saucepan over medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes to prevent the sauce from burning.
  3. 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.
  4. Pour into jars/bottles and keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

If you’d like to preserve this sauce, make sure your jars/bottles are well sterilized. Fill them to the top with the Home Made Peri-Peri Sauce and seal immediately.