- 4 Red Peppers seeded and cut into quarters
- 10 ml Olive Oil
- 1 Onion chopped
- 5 ml Robertsons Garlic Flakes
- 2 Leeks sliced
- 15 ml Robertsons Crushed Chillies
- 425 g Can of Tomatoes
- 125 ml Vegetable Stock
- 5 ml Balsamic Vinegar
2. Cool in a plastic bag and then peel away the skin and roughly chop the flesh.
3. Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan, and sauté the onion, garlic flakes, leeks and chilli.
4. Transfer the pepper and onion mix to a blender and add the tomato and stock.
5. Blend until smooth and then add the vinegar.
6. Season to taste with black pepper.
7. Serve chilled.
About the spices in this recipe:
Crushed Chillies
General: There are over 200 identified varieties of chilli grown around the world and only the best is used in this crushed chilli mix.
Culinary usage: Add to marinades, pickles and any Indian, Mexican or Thai dish for extra zing. You can also make your own flavoured oil for cooking.
Hints and Tips: Make your own home made peri peri marinade for seafood and chicken with lemon juice, oil, garlic and peri peri
Garlic Flakes
General Information: Garlic has been cultivated for so long it is impossible to precisely determine its place of origin, but it is now grown in most warm lands especially in Italy, southern France and the Mediterranean.
Culinary usage: Garlic is an important ingredient in most cuisines and a small amount of garlic flakes will “lift” the flavour of any meat, fish or vegetable dish.
Hints and Tips: Thread cubed beef and chucks of red pepper onto skewers. In a bowl mix together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, rosemary and some Robertsons Garlic Flakes with some fruit chutney. Use as a basting when grilling or braaing the beef kebabs.
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