Peri Peri Roast Chicken
Description
Roast chicken cooked in a homemade authentic spicy peri peri sauce
Serves: 4-6
Prep time: 2 hour 15 minutes (marinade for a least 2 hours)
Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients
~1.4-1.7 kg whole chicken
season all or salt & pepper to taste
5 garlic cloves
2 cm piece fresh ginger
Hot red chillies or Birds Eye Chillies (number optional)
50 ml/2 fl oz Olive oil
3 tbsp dark soy sauce
25ml/ 1fl oz red wine vinger
1 tbsp smoked paprika
3 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp caster sugar
1 lime, juiced
half onion, sliced
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Instructions
Dinner Recipes
Peri Peri Chicken Goes Great With:
1. Wash then season the chicken with season all or salt & pepper to taste
2. To make the peri peri sauce blend together the garlic, ginger, chillies, olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, paprika, oregano, sugar and lime to form a smooth paste (Nutribullet blenders are excellent for forming smooth pastes).
3. Coat the chicken with about 2/3 of the peri peri sauce on both sides. Use an applicator brush to distribute the sauce evenly.
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4.Cover the chicken with foil and marinade in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
5. Remove from the fridge, then brush the chicken with a little more peri peri sauce.
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6. Add half a sliced onion to the baking dish, then drizzle a little olive oil over the chicken
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7. Place the chicken in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.
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8. Remove the chicken from the oven, then brush the chicken on both sides with more peri peri sauce.
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9. Place the chicken back in the oven then repeat step 8 after 20 minutes. Cook in the oven for a final 30 minutes before serving.
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