Portuguese Pepper Paste | Taste of Portugal

Bring Bold Portuguese Flavour to Marinades, Stews, Grilled Meats, and Everyday Meals

Portuguese Pepper Paste is a traditional-style condiment designed to add rich colour, savoury depth, and bold pepper flavour to your favourite dishes. Available in both Hot and Sweet varieties, this versatile paste is ideal for Portuguese-inspired cooking, marinades, stews, roasted vegetables, grilled meats, sauces, rice dishes, soups, and more.

Each 370 g / 13 oz jar delivers concentrated red pepper flavour that can transform simple meals into deeply seasoned, flavourful dishes. Choose Hot Portuguese Pepper Paste for a fiery kick or Sweet Portuguese Pepper Paste for smoky, savoury flavour with gentle sweetness.

Key Features

• Size: 370 g / 13 oz jar
• Available Varieties: Hot Portuguese Pepper Paste and Sweet Portuguese Pepper Paste.
• Portuguese-Style Flavour: Adds traditional red pepper character to everyday cooking.
• Rich Red Pepper Taste: Brings colour, depth, and savoury flavour to recipes.
• Versatile Kitchen Ingredient: Great for marinades, grilling, roasting, simmering, seasoning, and sauces.
• Ideal for Portuguese-Inspired Recipes: Perfect for piri piri chicken, stews, seafood, pork, rice dishes, and roasted vegetables.
• Hot or Mild Options: Choose spicy heat or sweet savoury pepper flavour depending on your dish.
• Pantry Staple: A flavourful ingredient for home cooks, restaurants, food service, and specialty food shops.

Available Options

• Hot Portuguese Pepper Paste: A bold and fiery pepper paste for those who enjoy spicy flavour. Adds smoky, salty, and spicy heat to marinades, grilled meats, roasted dishes, stews, and sauces.
• Sweet Portuguese Pepper Paste: A flavourful sweet pepper paste with smoky, salty, savoury, and lightly sweet notes. Ideal for adding depth and colour to piri piri chicken, marinades, stews, sauces, roasted meats, and everyday meals.

Flavour Profile

• Hot Portuguese Pepper Paste: Smoky, salty, bold, and spicy. Best for grilling, marinades, stews, roasted meats, and spicy sauces.
• Sweet Portuguese Pepper Paste: Smoky, salty, savoury, and lightly sweet. Best for marinades, stews, piri piri chicken, roasted dishes, and everyday seasoning.

Common Uses

Use Portuguese Pepper Paste for piri piri chicken, marinades for chicken, pork, beef, or seafood, soups, stews, grilled meats, roasted vegetables, rice dishes, sauces, spreads, BBQ recipes, potatoes, beans, casseroles, and Portuguese-style cooking.

Perfect For

• Portuguese-inspired meals
• Home cooks
• BBQ and grilling
• Marinades and meal prep
• Spicy food lovers
• Sweet pepper flavour lovers
• Specialty food shops
• Restaurants and food service
• Gift baskets and pantry staples

Important Use Notes

• Use according to taste, as pepper paste can be concentrated and salty.
• Add gradually to marinades, sauces, soups, and stews until the desired flavour is reached.
• Refrigerate after opening to help preserve freshness and flavour.
• Use clean utensils when scooping from the jar.
• Check ingredient and allergen information on the label before use.

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