Portuguese red bell pepper paste (Massa de Pimentão)

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FYI

Portuguese chouriço and linguiça on the whole (there are many exceptions) tend to be made with a sweet/bell pepper paste known as massa de pimentão rather than the dried pimentón/paprika that is more often found in the Spanish equivalents. For those wishing to make it from scratch the following link is a pretty good place to start:

http://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/m ... pper-paste

Philip