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Spiced red pepper sauce

Jo Pratt from Great Food Bites
A handy and versatile sauce by Jo Pratt, which goes down a treat with everything from pasta to fried chicken strips and meaty grills

Spiced red pepper sauce

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the onion, chilli and garlic. Fry over a low heat, until the onion has softened.

2. Stir in the red peppers and continue cooking until heated through.

3. Transfer the red pepper mixture to an electric blender or food processor and add the balsamic vinegar, sugar and basil leaves. Season with salt and pepper and blend until smooth. Add a little water if you prefer a thinner sauce.

4. Serve the sauce hot, warm or cold, and store any extra sauce in a tightly

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Serves: makes 1 x 400g jar

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 5 min

Ingredients
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 red chilli, seeds removed, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 jar roasted red peppers, drained, roughly chopped
1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
½ caster sugar
small bunch Basil
flaked sea salt and fresh ground black pepper