Impress your family with this moist, flavorful chicken, which takes no more than 10 minutes to prepare. This recipe will save the day without you even breaking a sweat!
Peri Peri sauce is Portuguese in origin, made from crushed chilies, citrus, garlic, and spices. What I love most about this recipe is that is simple enough for a weeknight dinner, and sophisticated and elegant enough for dinner party. Either way, it's a delicious, spicy and different way to roast a chicken.
To make the process of turning the chicken easier, thread two metal skewers horizontally through the chicken.
RECIPE: Peri Peri Chicken
Yields 4 servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
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1 whole roaster chicken, spatchcocked or butterflied
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Salt and pepper to taste
Peri Peri marinade
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3 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
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1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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1 tablespoon smoked paprika
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1/4 cup lime juice
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1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
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1/4 cup olive oil
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Transfer chicken to a lightly greased baking tray. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
- Make the peri-peri marinade: place all ingredients in a small food processor and process until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade.
- Rub remaining marinade on to the top of the chicken. With your fingers, ease the skin away from the chicken and spread some of the marinade under the skin.
- Turn chicken, breast side down, on the baking tray. Roast for 15 minutes. Turn the chicken, breast side up, and continue to roast for 25–30 minutes, brushing with the reserved marinade every 10 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Transfer chicken to a carving board, and let rest 8-10 minutes. Cut chicken into pieces, and serve with pan juices.
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