Best Portuguese Chicken In Piri Piri Sauce Recipes

Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken image

Provided by Dreamer in Ontario

Categories Sauces

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 tablespoons lemon juice
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar (balsamic gives an excellent flavour)
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chili flakes

Steps:

Add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk together.
Brush on chicken before barbecuing (or baking in oven @ 350 °F for 1.25 hours WITHOUT opening the door during during entire cooking process.) It helps the flavour if you marinate the chicken for a few hours prior to cooking!

Portuguese Chicken in Piri Piri Sauce image

Provided by 15yr old family chef

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 chicken pieces, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 roasting chicken
8 garlic cloves, crushed
1 pinch salt
2 lemons, juice of
1 teaspoon bay leaf powder
2 teaspoons paprika
2 tablespoons very soft butter
1 pinch salt
4 tablespoons ground piri-piri pepper
100 ml olive oil
1/2 lemon, juice of

Steps:

Mix all ingredients for the marinade together. If you find it annoying crushing up the garlic you can buy it pre crushed from the shops.
Use a sharp knife cut chicken into six pieces so that you have the breast and lower part of the chicken as well as the 4 drumsticks and wings, (visualize the look of the chicken at Nando's). Cut off any excess fat but leave most of the skin as it will add to the flavor.
Make several small incisions into the chicken to later help it absorb the marinade.
Bask the chicken well in the marinade and allow it to marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
Meanwhile mix the Piri Piri seasoning with the lemon juice and the oil. You can find Piri Piri seasoning easily from the shops and it saves you having to chop if 10-12 red chillies and chop up a bay leaf and such, just makes the process a lot simpler. Also add a pinch of salt.
Pre heat the grill and insert the chicken. Bask the chicken frequently with any excess marinade.Turn the chicken frequently and make sure it doesn't burn.Cook for approximately 30 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the grill/BBQ and allow it to cool before lathering it in the Piri Piri sauce. Serve with potatoes and what ever else you desire.
Charcoal grill or BBQ preferred but gas grill works almost as well.
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Portuguese Chicken Piri-Piri image

Provided by TxGriffLover

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 50m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 -6 chicken breast halves, skinless if desired
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 carrots, cut into thin strips
2 parsnips, cut into thin strips
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into thin strips
1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into thin strips
4 cups chicken or 4 cups vegetable stock
3 -4 tomatoes, cored and quartered
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1 sprig fresh thyme
piri-piri, sauce (or other hot sauce)
1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
1 tablespoon lime (or lemon juice)

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large skillet over moderate heat. Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper and brown on all sides. Add the onion and saute for about 3 minutes. Add the remaining vegetables and saute until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes.
Add the stock, tomatoes, tomato paste, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, thyme, and piri-piri sauce and bring to a boil. Ladle about 1 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid into a small pot and set aside. Place the rice in the bottom of a large baking dish. Transfer the chicken and vegetables to the baking dish and add the liquid from the skillet.
Bake tightly covered in a preheated 350F oven until the rice is cooked, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the reserved liquid and add the lime juice and additional piri-piri sauce to taste. Serve the chicken and vegetables on top of the rice, and serve the additional sauce separately.