How To Make Chicken Piri-Piri

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Step 6: Preheat the oven

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

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.

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.

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.

Step 10: Serve

Serve while baking hot with chunky chips and salad.