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Peri Peri Sauce

Learn how to make peri peri sauce to use with chicken, beef, pork, or as a dipping sauce! This easy peri peri sauce recipe is spicy and delicious!
Course Sauce
Cuisine South African
Keyword peri peri sauce, peri peri sauce recipe, peri peri sauce recipes, Piri Piri Sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 serves
Calories 64kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed
  • ½ medium red onion diced
  • 2 tablespoons sweet paprika (see note 3)
  • 2 large fire roasted peppers (see note 2)
  • 6-7 Thai red chilis seeds removed and finely chopped (see note 1)
  • ¼ cup sherry vinegar  or red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Zest of one lemon
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 4 teaspoons dried oregano
  • teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onions, garlic, and paprika until softened, about 5 minutes.
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 4 cloves garlic, ½ medium red onion, 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
    sauteing onions and garlic with paprika in a pan
  • Add fire roasted peppers, Thai red chilis, sherry vinegar, lemon juice, lemon zest, brown sugar, dried oregano, salt, black pepper, and the sauteed onions and garlic to a blender. Blend until nearly smooth.
    2 large fire roasted peppers, 6-7 Thai red chilis, ¼ cup sherry vinegar, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, Zest of one lemon, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, 4 teaspoons dried oregano, 1½ teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
    peri peri sauce ingredients in a small blender
  • Serve immediately, or store and enjoy later!
    peri peri sauce in the blender

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Notes

  • Feel free to adjust the heat to your taste by adding more or less chili peppers. This Peri Peri sauce recipe is medium-hot.
  • When using fire roasted peppers from a jar, discard the liquid they came in.
  • You can used smoked paprika if you prefer.
  • If you want to make batches of Peri Peri Sauce and store them, make sure to use sterilized bottles and use proper canning procedure. 

Nutrition

Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 568mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1250IU | Vitamin C: 55.9mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1.2mg