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Recipe submitted by angie54321, 03/21/09

East African Piri Piri Sauce

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    8 large red chillies, with seeds removed
    4 cloves garlic
    2 teaspoons paprika
    1 teaspoon ground black pepper
    1/3 cup lemon juice
    olive oil

Directions:

Put all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Add as much olive oil as you need to get the consistency of a thick sauce.

Store in fridge in an airtight container.

Will keep for about 6 weeks (but probably will not last that long!)

This sauce is wonderful for spicing up mild food: if you have a family who cannot agree how spicy something should be, make the food mild, and have the piri piri on the table, to be added as required.

Can be used as a dip for vegetables, or pita bread.

To alter the heat use different chillies - in the one photographed I used scotch bonnet (hot!)

Source of recipe: This recipe was inspired by East African Piri Piri sauce recipe, in the World Food Cafe Cookbook No. 2.

Makes: 1 small pot - will last for 6 weeks or so if kept in fridge , Preparation time: 10 minutes, Cooking time: 0 minutes