Homemade Peri Peri Sauce

Homemade Peri Peri Sauce

Peri-Peri sauce is a complex and versatile condiment that will take your palate on a journey. I am going to share how to make a good Peri Peri sauce at home. Tones of sour, sweet, salty, and spicy all at the same time. Also known as pili pili or Piri piri, depending on where you are. The sauce’s star ingredient is usually the African bird’s eye chili. But can be made with any type of chili you like/prefer/have access to.. Depending on the types of chilies used, the spice level of the sauce can range. You can loosen the sauce as desired by adding some vinegar and water. I like it thick and dippable. Want to make Peri Peri Chicken? Just add some more spices and use it as a marinade!

Depending on the chillies used, you can make a Peri Peri sauce from Mild to Moderately Hot, to Very Very Hot

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Homemade Peri Peri Sauce

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How to make homemade Peri Peri Sauce- Recipe at a glance:

• Roast peppers, onion , garlic and spice in oven for one hour. Cover the top if needed.  Grind to a paste adding additional ingredients as per use. It can be used as a dip or as a marinade.

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Ingredients:

The chillies used here are all mild in heat. You can customize this to taste.

• 1 Large Onion
• 1 Yellow Onion (Vidalia)
• 2 Long Green Chili Peppers
• 2 Long Red Chili Peppers
• Mini Peppers 2 Yellow and 2 Orange
• Optional – All the above chilies are mild to moderate in heat. If you like the sauce spice, add some fresh birds eye chillies or serrano to make it spicier!
• 1 whole head of Garlic, unpeeled
• 1 1/4 Tbsp of Harissa Paste – Store brought or See notes for homemade Recipe
• 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
• 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
• Salt – to taste
• 2 sprigs of fresh Mint leaves

Additional ingredients and spices for making Peri Peri Marinade:

• 2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes or use Peri Peri chilli powder if you have it for a spicier version
• 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
• 1/4 tsp White pepper powder
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper powder
• 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
• 2-3 Birdseye chillies – to taste Use African Birdeye(Peri Peri) or Thai Birdseye chilies
• 1 chicken stock cube (bouillon)
• 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
• 1 tsp Lemon zest

Same Recipe Video is available on the Recipe page⇑.

On Laptop, is recommended that you open the recipe page and keep this page going if you like to WATCH / LISTEN to the video alongside the written instructions.

Key Ingredients: Onion, Peppers, Garlic, Harissa,Vinegar, Oil, Spices, Mint, Lime.

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