Piri Piri Sauce

By ctozzi

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups olive oil
• 4 fresh jalapeno peppers, coarsely chopped, stems, seeds and all
• 2 fresh poblano peppers, coarsely chopped, stems, seeds and all
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 turns freshly ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all of the ingredients except the garlic in a saucepan over high heat.

Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes.

Stir in the garlic, remove from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature.

When the mixture is cool, pour into the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times until smooth.

Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer. Pour the sauce into a glass container and cover. Let sit for 7 days before using.