Peri-Peri Sauce
African Birds Eye Chilli is what’s typically used for Peri-Peri Sauce. We have it growing in abundance in South Africa. Although I did add some green chilli just to “balance” the heat a little…don’t know if it did the trick…haha! My hubby is crazy about all this burny stuff. I can eat chilli but there’s a limit to how much heat I can handle. For him no amount of chilli is enough. We have a huge portuguese influence here in SA, i guess it’s why we all love Peri-Peri sauce. I won’t go into the whole history of the South African and the Portuguese, although I could. Because I did study history at school…haha! If you know Nando’s and you tasted their chicken. Then you should know why we love Peri-Peri Chicken so much.
If you cannot find Bird’s Eye Chilli you can use red thai chillies or any hot red chillies. The heat may not be as intense but it will still be delicious. This Peri-Peri sauce can also be used as a dipping sauce or to drizzle on your potatoes, chicken, fish or whatever else you prefer. You can use this sauce when making my chicken wings There’s nothing much that goes into making the sauce. I charred my onion and roasted the garlic. Popped it all in a food processor to make it into a rough paste. I wanted to see if I would like a chunky sauce but I didn’t. So I blended it further, using a blender, to get a smooth consistency. If you don’t mind a chunky sauce the food processor will work fine. If you are going for a smooth sauce then you can skip the food processor and pop everything straight into the blender. Although we loved the heat of this sauce you can reduce the heat by adding less Bird’s Eye Chilli. I did add salt to the sauce so when marinating chicken you may need just a little extra salt. I always have reduced salt in all my dishes so you can add more according to your preference.
If you are not using the sauce immediately and storing it in the fridge. I suggest you use a sterilied glass bottle and refrigerate for up to a week. I personally wouldn’t store it for longer than a week. More Recipes to try: Perfect Garlic Herb Roast Chicken Spicy Sticky Baked Chicken Wings Chicken Prego Rolls If you loved this, please share!
