Piri-Piri Chicken - Latin American Recipe

Piri-Piri Chicken

🌍 Latin American, Portugal (Alentejo / Mozambique influence) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (spatchcocked)
• Piri-piri sauce: 6 bird's eye chillies
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 lemon (juice+zest)
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 100ml olive oil
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp oregano
• salt

Method

1. Blending — Blend all sauce ingredients until smooth.
2. Reserving — Reserve half sauce. Use rest to marinate chicken 4 hours minimum (overnight best).
3. Grilling — Grill over charcoal or bake 200°C (400°F) for 45-50 min, basting with marinade.
4. Resting — Rest 10 min. Serve with reserved sauce for dipping.

Tags: chicken, piri-piri sauce: 6 bird's eye chillies, garlic cloves, lemon, red wine vinegar · Source: Brittani's Almanac