Malagueta Sauce

Molho de Pimenta Malagueta

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6–8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Braza: Tastes From A Brazilian Barbecue

By Andre Felicio

Published 2016

  • About

This is a recipe I stole from my mother. It’s the type of chilli sauce you can eat by the spoon if you want to, and it is something that is always present at our family barbecues. It goes with any type of meat, and even grilled vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 3 red peppers (capsicum), roasted
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 garlic clove

Method

To prepare the peppers, you can do this two ways: Brush the peppers with vegetable oil and roast in a 400°F (200°C) oven for about 30 minutes, or you can “cheat” and just cook the pepper straight on the flames of your stovetop until the skin turns black. Either way, once the skin is almost all black, place it in an aluminum bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rest for 1 hour, then peel the