Chilli sauce workshop in Setúbal for anyone ready to turn up the heat and learn to make their own handcrafted sauce from scratch using homegrown chillis picked straight from the plant. Held in Tom Archer’s garden in Belverde, just twenty minutes south of Lisbon, this is a genuinely fun and flavour-packed session led by the creator of the legendary sauces Netflix and Chilli and Fire in the Hole. You leave with your own jars of handcrafted chilli sauce in three levels of heat, from mild to where is the fire extinguisher, and the knowledge to keep making more at home. A peppering of humour goes a long way and is more than welcome.
Tom walks you through a crash course on different chilli varieties and their hot history before moving into the practical sauce-making itself, working through a quick and easy method using chillis grown in the garden right where you are standing. The three heat levels give everyone something to take home regardless of their tolerance, and the garden setting in Belverde adds a relaxed and genuinely enjoyable atmosphere that makes the whole afternoon feel like exactly the right way to spend it. No need to bring anything except curiosity and a reasonable tolerance for spice.
What you’ll learn
🌶️ The history of the chilli and the key differences between varieties
🌶️ How to assess heat levels and work with chillis confidently
🌶️ A quick and easy method for making your own chilli sauce from homegrown chillis
🌶️ How to create three distinct heat levels in a single session
🌶️ How to continue making and adapting your own chilli sauces at home
What’s included
🔥 All ingredients including homegrown chillis straight from the plant
🔥 Full guidance from Tom Archer throughout the session
🔥 Your own jars of handcrafted chilli sauce in three heat levels to take home
What you leave with
Several jars of your own handcrafted chilli sauce ranging from mild to dangerously hot, a solid understanding of chilli varieties and heat levels, and a burning desire to make more.
I am Tom Archer, chilli connoisseur and creator of Netflix and Chilli and Fire in the Hole. I grew up without much spice in my life until travelling through Southeast Asia introduced me to the hottest fruit on the planet and changed everything. Now I grow my own chillis in my garden in Belverde and love nothing more than sharing the history, the heat and the craft of making a great sauce with anyone willing to find out what their taste buds are actually made of. Eating chillis also gives me a very good excuse to drink a lot of chocolate milk.
No prior cooking experience needed. No need to bring anything. Just show up ready for the heat.
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Diogo Infante
Thank you for the workshop Tom!
It was really fun and I have now chilli sauce for a couple of months! You really should host some more workshops🌶️
James Savile
Thanks a lot Tom, that was a really great workshop!
I’ve always been a big fan of chilli and chilli sauces and now I know how to make them myself. This is a very useful life skill!