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Homemade Piri Piri Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 red onion roughly chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic peeled and roughly chopped
  • 10 African bird's eye chillies stems removed
  • 2 jalapeno peppers
  • 1 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 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 2 basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika

Instructions

  1. Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a blender and mix until all the ingredients are crushed.
  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.
  4. Pour into jars/bottles and keep in the refrigerator for up to 10 days or can the rest.

Canning

  1. Process the jars/bottles in a canner or large stock pot, with the water at least one inch above the jars, for 20 minutes. Remove the jars and let them sit undisturbed for 24 hours. Sauce will keep for up to a year.