how to make Easy Peri Peri Sauce!
10Easy Peri Peri Sauce
Alex’s favourite thing for lunch is Peri Peri burgers from our local chicken shop, so we thought we’d try and make our own version at home with peri peri sauce from scratch.
This sauce is amazing as a chicken marinade or a Nando’s style burger sauce!
Ingredients
1 charred capsicum
1 charred chilli (more if you want it spicy)
1 white onion, roughly chopped
10 garlic cloves
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 lemon juiced
Sugar, Salt, Pepper to taste
Method
1. Char the capsicum and chilli over a gas burner until the skin is black and blistered. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2. Using a spoon, scrape off the charred skin of capsicum and chilli. Slice open both and remove the inards and seeds. Roughly chop the flesh.
3. Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until slightly chunky.
4. Pour sauce into a small saucepan and simmer for 5-10 mins.
FIRE WARNING
roasting capsicum and chilli directly over the gas burner can cause a fire - keep an eye on them and constantly turn to avoid excess smoke.
Helpful hints:
No gas? you can achieve a similar flavour by roasting the capsicum/chilli in the oven for around 10 mins at 200 degrees.
You can use the sauce straight from the blender if you’re marinating chicken straight away, but if you plan on keeping the sauce in a jar then it’s best to simmer from 5-10 mins in a pan just to cook out the rawness of the onion and garlic.