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Kebbi African Green Hot Pepper Sauce

Kebbi African Green Hot Pepper Sauce

Kebbi African Green Hot Pepper Sauce

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Kebbi African green hot pepper sauce is a spicy African hot sauce recipe used as a topping for vegetables, French fries, beans, meat seafood, and anything that needs an extra kick.

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Kebbi African Green Hot Pepper Sauce

 Ingredients     


2 minced any type of hot green pepper     

3/4 cup olive oil

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1/4 cup white vinegar

¼ teaspoon salt

1 bunch green onions chopped

1 teaspoon green peppercorns

2 teaspoon ground onion powder


Directions

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat and cook 5 minutes. Pour sauce into prepared heatproof jars and use on seafood, meats, vegetable dishes, beans, French fries and anything that needs an extra kick.

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