[CH] Pipi- piri request/ orchestrated peppers
Sue Callaghan (scallagh@african-life.co.za)
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 14:10:58 +0200
Luke in Oz wanted to know about Piri-piri (or Peri-Peri as it's usually
spelled here) peppers from South African list lurkers... I mean members!
Although Peri-peri sauce which was inherited from our former Portuguese
colonial neighbours Mozambique, is a widely available and very popular
addition to various foods in SA such as Prawns, Chicken or Chicken Livers
peri-peri, P-P flavoured chips etc. I don't think that there is a definitive
chile used for this type of sauce here. I stand under correction from more
knowledgeable list members of course! The types used vary as much as the
recipes used. I have seen Cayennes, African Devils/bird peppers and other
unidentified thin-walled varieties used to make the sauce.
I have read on this list of the Peri-peri variety but have never been able
to buy any seed here in SA. I have even been given seeds purportedly for
this type which grew into plants that produced chiles that were remarkably
similar to Thais or Cayennes. (1 - 2 inches long, pointed, thin walled,
green ripening to a reddish orange and reasonably hot). So my answer to Luke
is that the recipe book was probably wrong when referring to the fruit as
berries - Tepin variants aren't common here.
Here's a typical Peri-peri recipe:
Peri-Peri Marinade
2 - 4 fresh red chiles, chopped (Note - no variety specified)
4 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice
4 tablespoons oil (Sunflower or Olive)
1 tablespoon dried pepper flakes, cayenne or red pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1-2 teaspoons minced garlic
Combine all ingredients. Grind and mix the ingredients into a smooth paste
using a food processor or mortar and pestle. Rub marinade onto meat and
allow to marinate in a glass bowl for at least thirty minutes before
cooking. This is great on chicken, seafood or any other grilled meats.
Slightly OT - Alex Silbajoris wrote
"I wonder if they do a cover of Call Any Vegetable..."
I'm happy to see that there are other list members who remember the genius
of Frank Zappa. This took me back oh so many years... ;-)
Cheers
my first chile and tomato seedlings from seed planted a week ago)