Peri Peri chicken is a tasty meal of any cut of chicken marinated in and served with a handmade peri peri sauce, a South African hot pepper sauce. If you've never had Peri Peri Chicken from South Africa, you're in for a treat, especially with the chicken legs. Traditional Peri Peri Chicken is made using entire or bone-in chicken marinated in Peri Peri Sauce. The sauce is made from African bird's eye chili peppers, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, spices and herbs like paprika and oregano, and it's delicious.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Marinating3 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Course: Poultry
Cuisine: Mozambique, Portuguese
Keyword: chicken, chili, peri peri, red peppers
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 493kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients
1chicken
1cupolive oil
½cupwhite vinegar
8bird-eye chilies
8clovesgarlic
2medium onions
4teaspoonsdried oregano
4teaspoonspaprika
2teaspoonssugar
4teaspoonssalt
2teaspoonspepper
1roasted pepper
1lemonjuiced
2 bay leavesoptional
1Tbslemon rind optional
Instructions
Using kitchen scissors, cut the backbone of the chicken. Turn it over and flatten it out as much as possible to spread the chicken out.
In a food processor, combine all of the marinade ingredients and apply half of it over the chicken.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight, covered.
Roast for 60 minutes at 400°F in the center of a preheated oven, or until the thickest portion of the thigh is 175°F. Allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes after it has finished cooking.