Piri Piri Sauce

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (180 ml) olive oil
• 2 fresh jalapenos, coarsely chopped, stems, seeds and all
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 ml) crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
• 1/4 freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 ml) minced garlic

Method

1. Combine all of the ingredients except the garlic in a medium, heavy saucepan over high heat. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes.
2. Add the garlic, remove from the heat, and cool to room temperature.
3. When the mixture is cool, pour it into the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse several times until smooth.
4. I used 1 heaping Tablespoon to coat the shrimp in a fry pan, then fried them on both sides until done and the shrimp were perfectly pink. Excellent on scallops, fabulous on jumbo shrimp.