Taste Magazine
Login/Register
Menu
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Starters
    • Mains
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • View all
  • Ingredients
    • Apples
    • Beef
    • Butternut
    • Cheese
    • Carrots
    • ClemenGold
    • Potatoes
    • Maize
    • View all
  • Dishes
    • Italian
    • Asian
    • Soups
    • Curry
    • Stews
    • Potjies
    • Mushrooms
    • Slow roasts
    • View all
  • Occasions
    • Birthdays
    • Ramadan
    • Eid
    • Easter
    • Pesach
    • Diwali
    • Hanukkah
    • Christmas
    • New Year’s Eve
  • Popular
    • South African
    • Air fryer
    • Braai
    • Five-ingredients or less
    • 30 minutes or less
    • Great Value
  • Win
    • Competitions
    • Competition Winners
  • Culture
    • Articles
    • How To
    • Columns
    • Glossary
  • WList™ great value hub
  • WCellar
  • Login
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter sign up
Editor’s picks
Smash tacos
Taco recipes

Smash tacos

10 minutes
Spinach lasagne
Italian recipes

Spinach lasagne

2 hours 30 minutes
Rotisserie chicken-filled arancini
Chicken recipes

Rotisserie chicken-filled arancini

40 minutes
  • Home
  • recipe-guide
  • Nightshade recipes
Noxolo’s Beef Curry
Beef recipes

Noxolo’s Beef Curry

1 hour
Cauliflower-and-brinjal tart
Brinjal recipes

Cauliflower-and-brinjal tart

30 minutes
Chicken wings with spiced lettuce wedges
Chicken recipes

Chicken wings with spiced lettuce wedges

50 minutes
Potato farl with crispy bacon and maple syrup
Bacon recipes

Potato farl with crispy bacon and maple syrup

15 minutes
Tomato broth with baby spinach, cannellini beans and olives
Soup recipes

Tomato broth with baby spinach, cannellini beans and olives

1 hour 15 minutes
Meatballs with radish tzatziki and roast peppers
Beef recipes

Meatballs with radish tzatziki and roast peppers

15 minutes
Creamed spinach with smoked chilli-yoghurt
Chilli recipes

Creamed spinach with smoked chilli-yoghurt

30 minutes
Chilli linguine with blistered tomatoes
Chilli recipes

Chilli linguine with blistered tomatoes

20 minutes
Braaied chicken with chilli, macadamia and rose marinade
Braai recipes

Braaied chicken with chilli, macadamia and rose marinade

40 minutes
Tomato curry with coconut-hazelnut rice
Chilli recipes

Tomato curry with coconut-hazelnut rice

30 minutes
Chilli Romesco rump with onion rings
Aliums

Chilli Romesco rump with onion rings

15 minutes
Khanya's secret sweet fire sauce
Chilli recipes

Khanya’s secret sweet fire sauce

15 minutes
Load more
  • Taste Magazine
  • shop online at woolworths. Shop Now
© 2026 Woolworths holdings limited. All rights strictly reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Media24
Please login or register to favourite a recipe.
Login/Register

Khanya’s secret sweet fire sauce

By Khanya Mzongwana
makes 1 cup
Easy
5 minutes
15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 large red peppers
  • 2 T extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 t cumin seeds
  • 2 T balsamic vinegar
  • 2 T brown sugar
  • 1 T dried chilli flakes
  • 1 t Spanish smoked paprika
  • Sea salt, to taste

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Wash the peppers, then rub with half the olive oil. Peel and quarter the onion and rub with the remaining olive oil. Bake for 12 minutes, or until the onion is soft and browned and the peppers are charred. Remove the peppers from the oven and place in a container covered with clingwrap to sweat for a few minutes.
  2. Toast the cumin seeds in a dry pan until fragrant. Remove the peppers from the container, seed, peel and cut into chunks. Place in a bowl with the onion, cumin, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, chilli flakes and paprika and blend with a stick blender until chunky. Season to taste. Serve lashings of the sauce with your favourite grilled fish (trout or tilapia) and a salad of fennel roasted with olive oil, and fresh cucumber, celery and microherbs.

Discover more quick recipes here.