Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce {Whole 30, Vegan}

Name: Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce / Hot Chilli Sauce {Vegan, Whole 30}
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 15 tablespoons
Ingredients: 1 can tomatoes; 1 tbs tomato puree; 1 small Scotch bonnet chilli (- chopped, seeds and membranes discarded); 1 small onion (- peeled and roughly chopped); 2 cloves garlic (- peeled and sliced); 1 tsp mint sauce; 1 tbs white wine vinegar; 1 pinch salt (to taste)

Published on April 12, 2017 by Helen 52 Comments
Last Updated on July 13, 2018

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Kebab shop hot chilli sauce – takeaway style, authentic, no cook and as hot as you like. Slimming World Syn Free, Vegan and Whole 30 friendly.

A little goes a long way with this kebab shop chilli sauce; perfect for drizzling over grilled meat and chicken, dolloping on rice, or for perking up a bolognese or stew. It tastes just like the hotter than Hades sauce you get at your local takeaway, but it’s surprisingly easy to make with just 6 readily available ingredients. Plonk them into your blender and away you go. As well as delicious it is Slimming World Syn Free and only has 15Kcal per serving.

We are fortunate that we actually have a proper Turkish Ocakbasi kebab house near to us, where meat is cooked over a charcoal fire; normally on kebab skewers but also lamb chops, chicken breast and similar cuts. It’s also our local doner kebab shop, but it’s a long way from living down to the dubious reputation that such a description might imply. The meat is simply but well cooked on the charcoal, and served with tasty unleavened bread, rice and salads. A dash of hot chilli sauce like this one adds a bit of a kick to the meal, and is so good I had to replicate it to make at home.

I find that the real trick to a homemade kebab shop chilli sauce is actually not to overdo the heat. You could go mad, searching out the most ridiculously hot peppers you can source and create your own substitute for edible lava, but I prefer something that’s a little more nuanced. There are degrees of this, of course; it’s still a chilli sauce, but it does have a depth of flavour that comes from the secret ingredient: jarred mint sauce (which of course will go so well with grilled lamb).

How do I make Hot Chilli Sauce Kebab Shop Style?

This chilli sauce is SO easy to make. Simply open a can of tomatoes, and whizz in a blender with chilli, onion, garlic, mint sauce and a drizzle of vinegar. Easy! Homemade chili sauce ready in seconds!

Top Tip for Preparing Hot Chillies

A top tip when making a hot chilli sauce and slicing the chillies is to wrap some cling film loosely round your fingers so your don’t touch them – even after washing your hands it is SO easy to rub your eyes and the pain is intense, even when taking out your contact lenses hours later. If you are chopping lots of chillies I would use a pair of latex gloves, but for the odd one cling film is ideal and a huge improvement on trying to chop up the chillies with a kitchen knife and fork; yes I have tried and failed with that, and I wish I’d thought of the cling film years ago.

Scotch bonnets are hot hot hot! Pick a different chilli if you prefer, or want more chilli flavour without the heat. I also try and use premium canned tomatoes, finding that the extra few pennies really make a difference, as the tomatoes will be altogether better – thicker, richer, sweeter, a better colour and far more intense.

What to do with leftover homemade kebab shop chilli sauce?

Simply spoon into an ice cube tray (I keep a tray just for freezing sauces like this in) and freeze, pop the sauce cubes out once frozen and store in a plastic box. I find that one large frozen cube of kebab shop chilli sauce is perfect for the two of us.

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Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce / Hot Chilli Sauce {Vegan, Whole 30}

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

1 min

Total Time

6 mins

Home made hot and spicy kebab shop hot chilli sauce, perfect to add to lamb or chicken for that authentic kebab shop flavour.
Slimming World Syn Free, Vegan and Whole 30.

Course: Dips and dressings

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Keyword: Chili, Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce, sauce

Servings: 15 tablespoons

Calories: 3 kcal

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Ingredients

1 can tomatoes
1 tbs tomato puree
1 small Scotch bonnet chilli - chopped, seeds and membranes discarded
1 small onion - peeled and roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic - peeled and sliced
1 tsp mint sauce
1 tbs white wine vinegar
1 pinch salt to taste

Instructions

Place all the ingredients into a blender and whizz. until almost smooth - I like some texture, but you want to really blitz up that chilli.
Season to taste with salt.

Recipe Notes

Avoid touching the chilli when preparing it - I wrap my fingers loosely in a piece of cling film.
You can use a tablespoon fresh mint and add a little more vinegar or a squeeze of lemon, but the sauce will lose that authentic Kebab shop taste. Keeps for a week in the fridge.
Leave for 24 hours before eating to allow the flavours to meld.
Most Paleo diet followers are ok with consuming vinegar, if not, then omit.
This recipe is Zero Weight Watchers Smart Points!

Nutrition Facts

Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce / Hot Chilli Sauce {Vegan, Whole 30}

Amount Per Serving

Calories 3

% Daily Value*

Sodium 3mg 0%

Potassium 11mg 0%

Vitamin A 0.1%

Vitamin C 0.8%

Calcium 0.2%

Iron 0.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

6 Facts about chillis

Chilli heat is measured on the Scoville scale. The current hottest chilli, the Carolina Reaper with over 1.5 million Scoville heat units is five hundred times hotter than tabasco sauce. A bell pepper has a rating of 1.
The heat in chillis is from capsicum, concentrated in the seeds and membranes, discard or keep these according to how much heat you want.
Chillis originated in the Americas, and are a member of the nightshade family along with potatoes, tomatoes, aubergines and bell peppers.
Chillis are a great source of vitamin C, with a higher concentration than oranges.
The best way of counteracting the heat of a chilli is with milk. A cool beer might seem like a good idea, but a cold glass of milk does better against the heat.
Chilli can be spelled either chilli or chili, depending which side of the Atlantic you are from.

If you love sauce you may also enjoy my Quick and Easy Healthy Tartare Sauce

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