Authentic Piri Piri Chicken Recipe
This authentic piri piri chicken recipe, creates a great tasty dish that will wake up your taste buds.
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Ingredients
3 cloves garlicJuice and zest of one lemonJuice of one orange.60ml olive oil2 tsp of sweet paprika1/4 tsp of black pepperPiri piri sauce (to taste)1 tsp of dried oregano1kg chicken pieces with skin on1/2 tsp of salt1 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley (garnish)
Directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 390 Fahrenheit.
- Place the garlic the lemon juice, orange juice and olive oil in a food processor until you have a rough paste.
- Add the lemon zest, sweet paprika, black pepper, the piri piri sauce and oregano.
- Mix on a low setting until well combined.
- Pour the marinate into a plastic bowl.
- Add the chicken pieces and leave to marinate for at least an hour or overnight is even better.
- Lay the chicken out in a baking dish, sprinkle with salt and cook in the oven for 45 minutes.
- Carefully baste the chicken with the pan juices and serve sprinkled with fresh parsley.
Adapted from a Recipe by: sprinklesandsprouts.com.au
Comments (3)
Tuga Pops
You can make your own Carlos, it a pepper sauce, here is a recipe: https://www.portugueserecipes.ca/recipe/1200/26/Authentic-Portuguese-Piri-Piri-Sauce-Recipe
4 Years ago, Wednesday, May 4, 2022
So, I think I will try using 1/2 t of smoked paprika (in addition to the sweet paprika above).