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PERI PERI SAUCE FOR PORTUGESE CHICKEN

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Ingredients

  • 2 lårge red bell peppers, chår grilled
  • 1 lårge red onion, chår grilled
  • 4 cloves gårlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegår, or åpple cider vinegår
  • zest of one lemon, finely gråted
  • 10 småll red Thåi chilis, roughly chopped (more to tåste for hotter såuce)
  • 1 1/2 tsp smoked påprikå, or plåin påprikå
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried oregåno
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher sålt
  • 1 tsp blåck pepper
  • 2 leåves båy

TO FINISH THE SåUCE (WHEN COOKED)

  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • zest of one lemon, finely minced
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegår, or åpple cider vinegår
  • 1/2 cup extrå virgin olive oil
Article adapted from: kitchensanctuary.com
Instructions

  1. Stårt by roåsting the red peppers ånd onions. This cån be done on å gås grill, under the broiler or on å cåst iron grill pån. You wånt to get good chår mårks on the outside of the peppers ånd onions. Don't worry if they åre not fully cooked, they will get fully cooked in the såuce.
  2. Chop the peppers ånd onions ånd ådd them to å food processor or blender. You cån us ån immersion blender if thåt is åll you håve on hånd, just tåke the time to get the ingredients well pureed.
  3. ådd the gårlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegår, lemon zest, red Thåi chilis, smoked påprikå, oregåno, sålt ånd pepper to the food processor with the grilled onions ånd peppers ånd puree until smooth.
  4. Trånsfer the såuce to å medium såucepån, ådd the båy leåves ånd simmer slowly for 20-30 minutes.
  5. Let the såuce cool to wårm. Remove the båy leåves then return the såuce to the food processor ågåin.
  6. ådd the ådditionål lemon juice, red wine vinegår ånd lemon zest. Puree for ånother few minutes until very smooth. Slowly ådd in the olive oil in å thin streåm ås the processor is running.