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The Wife's Peri Peri Sauce

The Wife’s Peri Peri Sauce

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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Servings

2 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion roughly chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 bulb garlic cloves peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1½ cups African bird’s eye chillies stems removed
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 3 heaped tablespoons soft brown sugar 
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • ½ cup cooking oil 

Instructions

  • Saute onions and pepper in olive oil in a medium saucepan until just cooked.
  • Add the garlic, chilies, tomato paste, lemon juice, vinegar, paprika and sugar and stir well to mix. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes, then switch off the heat.
  • Use a hand blender to blend until smooth. Add the bay leaves, salt and pepper, then add the cooking oil.
  • Transfer to a sterilized bottle, seal and refrigerate. Every third day or so, invert the bottle. This helps to prevent any mold from forming.