Peri peri sauce

Name: Peri peri sauce
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 4 red chillies, roughly chopped; 2 red peppers, deseeded; 4 garlic cloves; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp sea salt

A fiery, lemony red chilli sauce for chicken, chips and burgers. Make it mild or hot as you like.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.40 a head
Oven220°C (200°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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4red chilliesroughly chopped
2red peppersdeseeded
4garlic cloves
3 tbsplemon juice
3 tbspred wine vinegar
3 tbspolive oil
2 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspdried oregano
1 tspsea salt

Method

1
Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Put the peppers, chillies and garlic on a tray with 1 tbsp of the olive oil.
2
Roast for 20 minutes until soft and a little charred at the edges.
20 min
3
Tip everything into a blender with the lemon juice, vinegar, paprika, oregano, salt and the remaining oil.
4
Blend until smooth. Taste and add more lemon or salt if you like.
5
Pour into a clean jar. Keeps for 2 weeks in the fridge.

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