Portuguese peri peri chicken to warm up the winter days

Posted on 21 April 2023

With winter days upon us and cold chills in the air, there’s nothing more hunger-inducing than a well-seasoned peri-peri chicken cooking away on the braai.

Try this delicious recipe to warm your bellies and impress your guests.

peri peri chicken

Ingredients:

Peri peri sauce:

  • 6 fresh long red chillies
  • 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 cloves garlic, halved
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh oregano
  • ½ cup olive oil

Peri peri chicken:

  • 2 (400 g) medium potatoes
  • 1.6 kg butterflied chicken
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup mayonnaise

peri peri chicken

Method:

Peri peri sauce:

  • Halve 3 chillies lengthways and remove the seeds and discard.
  • Coarsely chop all chillies and process with the remaining ingredients until well combined.
  • Season well with salt.

Peri peri chicken:

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Prick the potatoes all over with a fork. Microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Cut into 4cm pieces and set aside.
  • Rub⅓ cup peri peri sauce on both sides of the chicken. Heat oil in a large flameproof roasting pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, skin-side down, for 5 minutes. Turn chicken over.
  • Add potatoes to the pan and cook for a further 5 minutes, turning potatoes until golden.
  • Transfer pan to the oven and roast for 25 minutes or until chicken juices run clear when the thickest part of a thigh is pierced.
  • Combine mayonnaise with remaining peri peri sauce.
  • Serve chicken and potato on a platter with peri peri mayonnaise. Top with fresh oregano leaves and serve alongside green salad leaves and grilled lemon halves.

Tip: To grill your lemon halves, brush oil on cut sides of lemon;  place, cut-side down, in a heated grill pan or braai for 2 minutes until lightly charred. Ask your butcher to spatchcock your chicken for a time-saving solution. For more depth of flavour, marinate your chicken for 6 hours or overnight.

Picture: Supplied

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