Piri Piri Chicken
Fiery, zesty, and bursting with flavour, get your grill on and let your tastebuds take flight with this incredible piri piri chicken recipe.
Ingredients
Method
1. Place the chicken, breast side down, on a clean, flat, work surface.
2. Starting at bottom end of the chicken, cut along one side of backbone with sharp kitchen scissors, then do the same on the other side of the back bone.
3. Turn the chicken over and open it up, press your hands down hard on the breast bone to flatten the chicken.
4. Now mix together the garlic, ginger, ground chillies, coconut milk, piri piri oil and lemon juice and zest and white pepper.
5. Place the chicken in a shallow glass dish and pour over the marinade and rub it all over the chicken.
6. Set the chicken aside for at least 30 minutes to marinade. (Can be overnight in the fridge too for added flavour)
7. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
8. Place the chickens with the left over marinade into a roasting tray and spoon over any leftover marinade.
9. Place the chicken into the oven and roast for 10 minutes and decrease to 180°C.
10. Roast at 200°C for the first 10 minutes, then decrease the oven temperature to 180°C and cook till golden and moist.
11. Serve on a board/platter with cumin potato wedges and a large green salad.
Tips: Before the chicken goes into the oven, it should be at room temperature, so it is best to take it out of the fridge 1 hour before cooking for a whole chicken and 30 minutes before cooking for chicken pieces.
Fakeaway your takeaway with this amazing piri piri chicken recipe.
Want to know how to make peri peri chicken? It all starts with chicken, marinated to perfection in a punchy spicy sunshine blend of garlic, freshly grated ginger, ground piri piri chillies (or cayenne for extra fire), and a generous glug of piri piri oil. The magic touch? Creamy coconut milk and lemon juice which bring a tangy, tropical twist that sets this brilliant bird apart from the rest.
Once your chicken hits the grill, get ready for a feast of crispy, charred skin and juicy meat. The smell alone will have everyone flocking to the table! This piri piri chicken recipe is all about big, bold flavours - spicy, citrusy, and just a little bit exotic - making it the perfect centrepiece for any fakeaway feast.
For the ultimate experience, serve this incredible piri piri chicken recipe with golden fries, or a classic Portuguese rice. Want to keep it light? Pair with a green salad with brown butter vinaigrette or roasted root vegetables, and if you’re craving a twist, swap lemon for blood orange juice and zest for a citrusy twist, serve it with a cooling tzatziki, or add charred corn on the cob or a rainbow slaw for extra crunch and colour.
You can make peri peri chicken at home to spice up your weeknight dinners and help you forget all about that takeaway menu! And if you're hungry for more grill thrills, how about sultry smoky grilled chicken wings with pickled red chillies, dates and mint, a delicately summery grilled salmon and pineapple with avocado dressing, or decadent grilled oysters with mango pico de gallo and red chilli horseradish.
