How To Make Chicken Piri-Piri

How To Make Chicken Piri-Piri

Chicken Piri-Piri Recipe. A spicy chicken dish which is delicious served with VideoJug's chunky chips. Appreciate our Chicken Piri-Piri recipe.

You Will Need

• 1 whole chicken
• Salt and pepper
• 6 red chillies
• 1 tbsp garlic, chopped
• ½ tsp oregano
• ½ tbsp paprika
• 100 ml olive oil
• 50 ml red wine vinegar
• 2 roasting trays
• 1 knife
• 1 saucepan
• 1 blender or food processor
• 1 small tray
• 1 chopping board
• 1 large bowl
• Cling film

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Step 1:

Roast the chillies

Preheat the oven to 180ºC, that's 350ºF or gas mark 4.

Once warm, place the chillies on a roasting tray and roast them for 10 minutes.

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Step 2:

Allow the chillies to cool

Remove the chillies from the oven, allow them to cool down then roughly chop them up into small pieces.

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Step 3:

Combine the ingredients for the sauce and simmer

Now put the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, paprika and roasted chillies with their seeds into a saucepan and sprinkle in some salt. Place it over a medium heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

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Step 4:

Blend the sauce

Leave the sauce to cool down for a few minutes then pour it into a blender or food processor and blend into a pureé.

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Step 5:

Marinate the chicken

Put the chicken in a bowl, pour the marinade on top and rub it in. Seal the bowl with the cling film and marinate for at least an hour.

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Step 6:

Preheat the oven

Set the temperature of the oven at 200ºC, that's 460ºF or gas mark 6.

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Step 7:

Transfer the chicken to a roasting tray

Place the chicken on a roasting tray, cover with the marinade and add a little more oil.

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Step 8:

Roast the chicken

Roast the chicken for an hour to an hour and a half until cooked through.

Baste it every now an again with the remaining piri-piri sauce.

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Step 9:

Remove the chicken

Double check if the chicken is done by inserting a small knife into one of the legs. If the juice that runs out is clear then it's ready to remove.

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Step 10:

Serve

Serve while baking hot with chunky chips and salad.