Piri Piri Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    14 red chilies, chopped, I used a mix of finger chilies and habaneros and left the seeds in (fresh or dried, soak dried ones in water for 2 hours, then drain)
    10 garlic cloves, chopped
    1/2 cup chopped cilantro
    1/4 cup lemon balm
    1/4 cup minced fish mint (optional)
    1 lemon, zest of
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    3 tablespoons white vinegar
    1/3 cup olive oil (nothing too flavourful)
    1 teaspoon sea salt
Preparation
    Combine all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend to a smooth paste.
    Transfer to a jar and freeze or store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

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