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Catalan Pepper Sauce Recipe

This Catalan Pepper sauce is a great spicy sauce full of chilli heat and flavour.

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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 1 organic bird's eye chilli, soaked in cold water
  • 2 fresh red peppers
  • 250g ripe tomatoes
  • 3 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
  • 50g blanched, peeled almonds
  • 300ml cold-pressed olive oil
  • 3tbsp wine vinegar
  • Steenbergs Organic natural sea salt
  • Organic and FAIRTRADE black pepper (alternatively add some Steenbergs organic perfect salt seasoning instead of the salt and black pepper)

A robust fiesty sauce that will liven up anything you choose, your imagination can guide your taste buds to make a meal that packed full of flavour

Method

01
Pre-heat the oven to 240°C. Deseed the bird's eye chilli and soak in water for 30 minutes. Put the fresh red peppers, tomatoes, garlic and almonds in the oven. Watch them Watch them carefully and remove as soon as id done - the almonds when lightly browned, the tomatoes and garlic when soft and the peppers when brown and soft - the peppers take the longest at 30 minutes.
02
Peel the peppers, tomatoes and garlic - The easiest way to peel the peppers is to place in a bag while hot for a few minutes and the skin will separate from the flesh. Put the nuts and garlic in a food processor and chop finely.
03
Now add the bird's eye chilli and roasted red pepper and tomatoes, then blend well. Gradually beat in the vinegar and oil and season with sea salt and black pepper (alternatively use Steenbergs Organic Perfect Salt rather than salt and pepper).