Piri Piri Chicken

melissa-dallas

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I loved this. Thought it was one of the best things I’ve made in a long time. I used bone-in thighs since they are easier to manage on the grill. I marinated about twelve hours and made the marinade in the blender. Kroger had piri piri (peri peri) sauce, even a brand name and a house brand.

INGREDIENTS

Glaze:

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons piri-piri sauce or other hot pepper sauce

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Chicken:

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced

1 large shallot, peeled, quartered

3 garlic cloves, peeled

1/2 cup piri-piri sauce or other hot pepper sauce

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for brushing

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 3 1/2- to 4-pound chicken, backbone removed, opened flat

1 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1 1/4-inch disposable aluminum baking pan (to catch drips)

Ingredient info: Bottled piri-piri sauce is available at specialty foods stores and online from africantradingco.com. Choose the heat level that suits you, keeping in mind that the mild version still has a nice kick to it

For glaze:

Melt butter in small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cilantro and garlic; cook until garlic begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Add piri-piri sauce and lemon juice. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 2 minutes. DO AHEAD: Glaze can be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before using.

For chicken:

Finely chop cilantro, ginger, shallot, and garlic in processor. Add piri-piri sauce, 1/4 cup oil, lemon juice, coarse salt, and pepper; process marinade to blend.

Place chicken, skin side up, on work surface. Using palm of hand, press on breastbone to flatten chicken. Tuck wing tips under. Pour half of marinade into 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Open chicken like book; place skin side down in single layer in dish. Pour remaining marinade over. Cover; chill at least 4 hours or overnight, turning chicken occasionally.

Remove top rack from barbecue. Prepare barbecue (medium heat). If using 2-burner gas grill, light 1 burner. If using 3-burner gas grill, do not light center burner. If using charcoal grill, light briquettes in chimney and pour onto 1 side of lower grill rack. Place disposable aluminum pan on unlit part of grill. Place upper grill rack on barbecue; brush with oil.

Remove chicken from marinade. Arrange skin side up on grill rack above drip pan. Cover barbecue; grill until skin is browned and instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165°F, turning often, about 40 minutes. Transfer to platter. Pour warm glaze over.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/piri-piri-chicken-359750

 
I agree with Michael. You sent me on a search for peri peri sauce in my area. Which brand did you

use and how hot? Thanks Melissa!

 
I used Kroger’s Private Selection house brand

It doesn’t come in different heat levels. It was spicy, but not hot-hot: warm enough it did make my nose run a little.

 
No. Just No. My Portuguese South African soul is appalled. Cilantro????

Nando's should be good. We really, really miss Nando's chicken, but make our own version regularly. Without cilantro.The rest looks pretty good.

 
Lana, you sound like me and Michael commenting on chili revipes:)

I have no experience to know how authentic the recipe is, but it was really good.

 
Penzeys Spices carries Peri Peri. A mix of cayenne, garlic, ginger, fenugreek,

cardamom, cumin, black pepper, allspice, turmeric, cloves,Ceylon cinnamon and coriander. It has a mild, but lingering spice kick. It is listed on the bottle as North African style red pepper blend. Suggests to start with 1 TBSP in a dish for 4 and go up from there. I put a small dab of it on my tongue about 5 minutes ago and it is still tingling .
It has a great flavor, which sadly I have never tried in food, but I will now, so thanks for the reminder! Penzeys is great for sending free 0.9 oz samples with each order. I must have at least 50 in my pantry, many which I use or have experimented with. Duplicates, I give away to family and friends who like to cook and experiment with spices and herbs.

 
Yes smileys/smile.gifsmileys/smile.gif The rest of the recipe looks really good

and I'm sure no-one else will know the difference, but I couldn't use the cilantro. I'm glad to see that peri-peri chicken is becoming popular.

 
The chicken came out really good. I'll be making it again, regularly. Different flavor profile..

...than I'm used to, and in a good way.

The glaze at the end gives it a nice kick.

Medium hotness was plenty for my wife, but a bit mild for me. I could taste the spice, but not as hot as Tobasco.

Michael

 
made it last night

I ordered a 4 bottle sampler pack. Unfortunately the marinade used the entire bottle of medium, so I made the glaze with the dregs of it and with their garlic piri peri sauce. Was very good. I cooked it in the marinade (oven roasted rather than grilling it) and basted several times, so the skin did not get at all crispy, but that would be my only complaint. I'll try the again, either roasting in a clean pan or when the weather warms up, on the grill.

 
Any other suggestions for piri piri sauce?

Since I still have 2 bottles? I tried a google search under piri piri but all I came up with were recipes for homemade sauce.

 
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