Peri Peri Marinade
Combine a heady mix of chillis, smoked paprika, hot paprika, oregano and sugar with some garlic, oil, lemon juice, vinegar, fresh herbs and lemon zest and you have the makings of a spicy, tangy, herby, garlic marinade guaranteed to give you tender meat and a huge flavour punch. Most commonly associated with marinating chicken – either a whole or half chicken, breast or thigh meat – this marinade also works well with beef, pork, lamb or even duck.
How to make Peri Peri Marinade
Collect all your ingredients together:
Spice mix –
- dried red chilli flakes
- smoked paprika
- hot paprika
- dried oregano
- sugar
Remaining ingredients:
- garlic, peeled and chopped
- fresh parsley or coriander, leaves and small thin stalks can be used
- olive oil
- lemon zest
- lemon juice
- red wine vinegar
- fine salt
- freshly ground black pepper
How to make this fabulous marinade:
- Prepare all the ingredients as described in the list of ingredients.
- Simply add all the prepared ingredients to the food processor, herbs first, and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
- If not using immediately, cover and store in the fridge. Or transfer to a jam jar with a lid.
- Use as a marinade for fresh meat and/or fish.
Ingredients 
1,2 Herbs 
2 Remaining ingredients 
Blitz 3 Jar 
4 Marinade
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Peri Peri Marinade
Combine a heady mix of chillis, smoked paprika, hot paprika, oregano and sugar with some garlic, oil, lemon juice, vinegar, fresh herbs and lemon zest and you have the makings of a spicy, tangy, herby, garlic marinade guaranteed to give you tender meat and a huge flavour punch.
Ingredients
- 5 teaspoons Peri Peri Spice Mix (see Recipe Notes)
- 6 cloves of garlic, 18 – 24g peeled and chopped
- 8g fresh parsley or coriander, leaves and small thin stalks can be used
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
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grated zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (roughly 1 lemon)
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2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
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Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
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Prepare all the ingredients as described in the list of ingredients.
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Simply add all the prepared ingredients to the food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
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If not using immediately, cover and store in the fridge. Or transfer to a jam jar with a lid.
Recipe Notes
Peri Peri Spice Mix
- 5 teaspoons peri peri spice mix, or
- 1 teaspoon red dried chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon hot paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Equipment:
- Measuring spoons
- Sealed container e.g. jam jar
- chopping board nad knife
- garlic crusher
- grater
- citrus reamer
