Portuguese Chicken | Peri Peri (Piri Piri) Chicken | Video
Classic roast chicken flavored with Portuguese style peri peri sauce. You'll want to make it again and again!
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Servings -5
Ingredients
Peri peri (piri piri) Sauce:
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried chili flakes or 10 birdseye chilies
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt to taste
Portuguese chicken:
- 2 kg chicken butterflied (or cut into large pieces)
- 1 cup peeled and diced beetroots
- 1 cup diced pumpkin
- 1 cup diced carrots
Instructions
Peri peri (Piri piri) sauce:
- Combine together oil, crushed garlic, paprika, chili flakes, oregano, vinegar and lemon juice in a bowl. Season with salt. Set aside.
Portuguese chicken:
- Place chicken in a large baking dish. Coat well in marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight if possible.
- Preheat oven to 190 C or 370 F. Place the veggies around chicken. Transfer to the oven and roast for 45-50 minutes or until the skin is golden and chicken cooked through.
- Serve with Portuguese rice.
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Notes
- Add more or less chili flakes depending on your taste. Sub with birdseye chilies for a classic touch.
- Add more veggies like potatoes and sweet potatoes to level up nutrition
- Add more veggies like potatoes and sweet potatoes to level up nutrition
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 976kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 97g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 37g | Cholesterol: 376mg | Sodium: 447mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g