Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce

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Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce

 

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)

LowerCarbs Spicy

Veggie

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8 large red piri piri -- or jalapeno chiles

1/3 cup olive oil

1 cup tomato passata

1 teaspoon dried oregano

juice of 1 large lemon

1 pinch chili powder

salt and freshly-ground black pepper

 

Put the chiles and oil in a blender and blitz to a smooth paste.

 

Transfer to a pan and add the passata, oregano, and lemon juice. Bring to a

boil, then simmer for 10-15 minutes.

 

Add the chili powder along with salt and pepper to taste.

 

Makes 1 1/2 cups.

 

The burning question is: is piri piri a sauce or a condiment? In Brazil it

brightens up every dish, it seems, so this sauce also has a rightful place in

the New World section of this book. However, in Portugal, where I am sure many

people first taste it and where it accompanies countless [2 sea favorites], it

is every ubiquitous and popular.

 

Piri piri sauce, so called after the chile of the same name, is enjoyed in lots

of Mediterranean countries served right from the bottle; perfectly acceptable

you may say, but in no shape or form a match for the freshly made,

preservative-free version here. It will keep for up to a month in the

refrigerator.

 

Source:

" The Sauce Book: 300 World Sauces Made Simple by Paul Gayler, Kyle Books,

2008. "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):

" Sept 2009 "

Yield:

" 1 1/2 cups "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 120 Calories; 12g Fat (88.2% calories

from fat); 1g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 60mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 2470 0 0 0 0