Sugar Free Piri Piri Sauce Recipe
Peri Peri or Piri Piri is a traditional African sauce with African Bird's Eye Chillies. This recipe packs a punch with lemon, cider vinegar and garlic too
To liven up a basic chicken recipe, pasta dish, or even a sandwich, there is simply nothing like this tangy, spicy, creamy peri peri sauce!
South African and Portuguese cuisine is getting more and more popular, and with online shopping and big name supermarkets stocking up on a much wider variety of ingredients, it's easier than ever to make these authentic dishes at home.
It makes for a brilliant rub or marinade. We really believe there's barely anything it doesn't go with! So it's always worth having a jar in the fridge, ready to go.
The key to a good peri peri, or Piri Piri sauce recipe is balance. The sweet pepper adds a bright freshness to the flavour.
African birds eye chili adds a fantastic kick, and is a key ingredient to get the authentic flavour just right.
Use 1 chilli for a mild sauce, 2 for medium and 3 for hot!
Plenty of garlic and a generous amount of salt really brings out the richness in all the combined flavours.
We add a few leaves of fresh basil for that lovely classic herby taste...
You'll find peri peri sauce recipes use a variety of vinegars. We use apple cider vinegar every time as it has such a lovely soft but tangy flavour that complements the other ingredients so well.
After you've got together all these gorgeous ingredients, make sure to use good quality olive oil to really bring everything together!
Blend until smooth and creamy, and you're all set! If you're ready to find out how to make sugar free Piri Piri chicken, see our recipe.
Homemade Sugar-Free Peri Peri Marinade
Recipe Category: Sauce
Recipe Cuisine: Portuguese, South African
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 25
Rating: 5 from 9 votes
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Sweet Pepper
- 1 Bird Eye Chilli
- 6 Cloves Garlic
- 4 Basil Leaves
- 2 Tablespoons Smoked Paprika
- 1 Lemon - juice
- 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- Salt
RECIPE METHOD
- Add sweet pepper, chillies, peeled garlic, basil, paprika, lemon juice, vinegar, oil and salt to a blender
- Blend until smooth, store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks
Michael Barrett:
9th of January 2022
Love the auger free ,its a second chance for many