Peri Peri Chicken
Chicken marinated in a blended fresh sauce of bird's eye chilies, garlic, paprika, oregano, lemon, and vinegar - the fresh chili-garlic blend, not a bottled sauce, is what real peri-peri is built on.
⏱ 280 min🍽 4 servings
dinner
Ingredients
- •4 chicken leg quarters
- •4-6 bird's eye chilies (piri piri chilies), stemmed
- •4 cloves garlic
- •1 tbsp paprika
- •1 tsp dried oregano
- •2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- •1 lemon, juiced
- •3 tbsp olive oil
- •Salt to taste
Steps
- 1.Blend the chilies, garlic, paprika, oregano, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt until smooth - this fresh-blended sauce, not a bottled one, is what real peri-peri is built on.
- 2.Make shallow cuts in the chicken for better absorption, then coat thoroughly with the marinade.
- 3.Marinate for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
- 4.Grill over medium heat, turning occasionally, for 35-40 minutes until cooked through.
- 5.Brush with extra sauce before serving.