PIMENTA MOIDA (PORTUGUESE RED PEPPER SAUCE)

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A spicy condiment used in Portuguese cooking. Use to spice up soups, rubbed onto a chicken before roasting, or add to liquid when cooking vegies.

Provided by Outta Here

Categories     Low Protein

Time 20m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 lb red chili pepper (hot or mild, or a mix)
1/8 cup coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
extra virgin olive oil

Steps:

  • Wash and stem the peppers. Remove seeds if you don't want the "heat".
  • Place peppers and salt in a food processor and blend.
  • Place the ground peppers in a medium saucepan and boil for 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar and pour into a clean jar. Cool.
  • When cool, top with a layer of olive oil, put lid on jar and refrigerate up to 3 months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184.4, Fat 2, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 14188.7, Carbohydrate 40, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 24.1, Protein 8.5

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