2 lb sport or serrano peppers 6 cups vinegar 2 cups water
Place the peppers into a large pot. Add the vinegar and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Ladle peppers into sterile jars, and fill to the top with the liquid, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Tap jars on the counter to remove air bubbles. Place two piece lids on the jars.
Place jars in the rack of a large pot, and fill with enough water to cover the jars completely. Bring to a boil, and boil for 10 to 15 minutes.
8 cups hot peppers (cayenne, jalapeno, habanero, etc.) 6 cups white vinegar 2 cups water 4 tablespoons kosher salt 3 tablespoons celery seed 3 tablespoons mustard seed 3 tablespoons black peppercorns
2 red onions peeled and roughly chopped
1 head of garlic cloves peeled and roughly chopped
1 cup African bird's eye chillies stems removed
2 red bell peppers seeds removed and roughly chopped
3 ripe tomatoes skins removed and roughly chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil
juice and zest of 3 lemons
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor/blender and mix until all the ingredients are finely chopped and the mixture is quite saucy.
Transfer to a saucepan over medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes to prevent the sauce from burning.
After 20 minutes, check the seasoning and adjust. The sauce should be well balanced with a good kick of spice and sourness from the lemon and vinegar.
Pour into jars/bottles and keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
If you'd like to preserve this sauce, make sure your jars/bottles are
well sterilized. Fill them to the top with the sauce and seal immediately.
2 large red bell peppers, char grilled
1 large red onion, char grilled
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup red wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar
zest of one lemon, finely grated
10 small red Thai chilis, roughly chopped (more to taste for hotter sauce)
1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, or plain paprika
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp black pepper
To finish the sauce (when cooked)
1/4 cup lemon juice
zest of one lemon, finely minced
1/4 cup red wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Start by roasting the red peppers and onions. This can be done on a gas grill, under the broiler or on a cast iron grill pan. You want to get good char marks on the outside of the peppers and onions. Don't worry if they are not fully cooked, they will get fully cooked in the sauce.
Chop the peppers and onions and add them to a food processor or blender. You can us an immersion blender if that is all you have on hand, just take the time to get the ingredients well pureed.
Add the garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, lemon zest, red Thai chilis, smoked paprika, oregano, salt and pepper to the food processor with the grilled onions and peppers and puree until smooth.
Transfer the sauce to a medium saucepan, add the bay leaves and simmer slowly for 20-30 minutes.
Let the sauce cool to warm. Remove the bay leaves then return the sauce to the food processor again.
Add the additional lemon juice, red wine vinegar and lemon zest. Puree for another few minutes until very smooth. Slowly add in the olive oil in a thin stream as the processor is running.
Notes
To make Peri Peri Chicken, brush a little of the sauce onto all sides of the chicken you are using. You can use bone in, skin on chicken or boneless skinless chicken. Place the chicken pieces in a glass dish and cover with plastic wrap.Let the chicken marinate for several hours or overnight.
Grill over low heat on a glass grill until fully cooked, brushing on additional sauce in the last five to ten minutes of cook time. Serve with extra sauce for dipping at the table.