Happy Happy sauce

After buying some Piri Piri sauce I formulated what I think is a better and far cheaper sauce. This sauce makes us happy.

A large handful of dried red chilies, stemmed
About 1 cup boiling water
1 tsp salt
1 large shallot, sliced
1 TBSP ground pepper
2 TBSP oil
3 Cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp schezhaun peppercorns, dry roasted in fry pan until fragrant, cooled and ground
2 TBSP sugar
2 TBSP rice vinegar
2 TBSP fresh lemon juice

Put chillies in a bowl and just cover with boiling water. Weight down with a plate to keep submerged and soak for 1 hour. Place chillies, soaking water and all other ingredients except vinegar and lemon juice in a blender or food processor and process until as smooth as possible. Transfer to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool and add vinegar and lemon juice. Transfer to a mason jar. Keeps in the refrigerator almost indefinitely.

I use this sauce on sandwiches and in any recipe calling for a hot sauce.