Peri Peri Chicken
Total Time: 1 hour
Prep Time: Overnight
Cook Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Servings: 6-8 people
Suitable For: Spice lovers
Looking for something hot and spicy? A whole chicken done peri peri style is always a winner. In fact, you’re unlikely to have anyone dissatisfied at your next braai with our peri peri chicken recipe.
Ingredients
2 whole chickens
100 ml olive oil
1 onion, chopped
6 garlic cloves, crushed
6 lemons, juiced
2 teaspoons of smoked paprika
Fresh red and green chillies, to taste
8 bay leaves
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a food processor “blitz” together the garlic, onion, chillies, bay leaves and lemon juice.
- When these ingredients are finely minced, set your food processor to a low speed and slowly add the olive oil.
- Using the basting brush and bowl, thoroughly coat your chickens with the olive oil mixture.
- Place your basted chickens in a deep dish and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, using either your charcoal braai or your patio gas braai, braai for 45 minutes to an hour, turning occasionally.
- Insert your stainless steel meat thermometer into the thickest part of your chicken, your chicken is ready when the temperature reads 82°C.
MEGAMASTER RECIPE TIPS
Tip 01
If you’re using a gas braai preheat your gas braai to 180°C, using indirect cooking method - start with your outside burners and have your chicken in the middle, remember to keep the lid closed.
Tip 02
If you’re using coals, scrape them around the edges of your chicken. You don’t want heat directly beneath the chicken.
Tip 03
Turn on the middle burners, or scrape coals beneath the chicken, during the last 15 minutes of cooking.
