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Môlho Malagueta (Malagueta Sauce)

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Description

Here is a basic Brazilian hot sauce featuring malagueta chiles. It is 
simple, powerful, and can be added to any recipe (except desserts) to 
spice it up. Note: This recipe requires advance preparation.

Ingredients

At a glance

Cuisine

South American

Ingredient

Chile peppers

Cooking Method

No Cook

Difficulty

Easy

Heat Level

Chile

Malagueta

Meal/Course

Sauce/Marinade/Rub

Makes

1 bottle

1 cup fresh or dried malagueta chiles, or substitute tabascos or 
piquins, stems removed, left whole
1 wine bottle (750 ml.), washed in boiling water and dried, with cork
1 cup vinegar
Olive oil to fill bottle

Methods/steps

Place the chiles in the wine bottle, add the vinegar and olive oil, and 
stopper the bottle securely. Place the bottle in the refrigerator and 
let the chiles steep for at least 2 weeks, shaking the bottle whenever 
you think about it. Shake well before using.

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