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Peri-Peri Sauce / Perinaise

A rich, robust spicy Portuguese red pepper sauce. Use peri-peri sauce on chicken, fish, anything! Turn this sauce into a quick dip by simply adding mayonnaise.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Portuguese

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients
  

  • 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped in chunks
  • 2 pieces roasted red pepper
  • 1.5 long red Anaheim peppers, seeds removed
  • 3 African birds eye chillies, seeds and tops removed
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp peri-peri spice
  • 2 tbsp whiskey
  • 5-6 tbsp olive oil

Peri-naise

  • 1 tbsp peri-peri sauce
  • 2 tbsp full-fat mayonnaise

Instructions
 

  • Place all ingredients in a blender and pulse until very smooth. Taste and adjust for spice and seasoning to your preference.
  • Pour the sauce into a sterilized jar. Unopened sauce will keep up to 1 month.

Notes

Adapted from Lisbon by Rebecca Seal
Keyword peri-peri sauce, portuguese sauce, red pepper