Name: Country Hot Sauce
Yield: Makes About 2 Cups
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, or more to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 to 6 pimenta malagueta or other hot red chiles, minced; 1 large, ripe tomato, finely chopped; ½ green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped; 1 medium-size onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes About
2 Cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

This salsalike hot sauce turns up wherever Brazilians grill meats. The chile of choice is a pepper called pimenta malagueta; the strength of its fiery bite is inversely proportional to its tiny dimensions. Pimenta malagueta come packed in vinegar in bottles at Brazilian markets. Other possibilities for chiles include Thai or bird peppers, serrano or jalapeño peppers, or even hot red pepper flakes. The traditional way to eat grilled meats in Brazil is to spoon this sauce on top