Piri-Piri Chicken - Latin American Recipe

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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.