portuguese chicken – piri piri grilled chicken
A delicious twist on BBQ chicken featuring piri piri flavors.
Equipment
- Grill
- Ziplock bag
- bowl
Ingredients
Marinade
- 1 chicken
- 1 lemon juice squeezed onto chicken
- 0.5 cup white wine
- 0.5 cup olive oil plus more for drizzling
- 3 cloves garlic smashed
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon piri piri sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
Preparation
- Combine all the ingredients except the chicken, lemon, and salt in a bowl.
- Spatchcock the chicken by cutting out the backbone, laying it flat, and pushing down on the breast.
- Salt the chicken liberally. Place it in a large ziplock bag and squeeze in the lemon juice. Seal and refrigerate for about an hour.
- Prepare the grill for indirect heat at about 400F with a drip pan under the grate.
Grilling
- Drizzle olive oil onto the chicken and rub to coat the skin.
- Place the chicken skin side up on the grill, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Baste the chicken with the marinade and cook for 5 minutes. Repeat this totaling three times.
- Flip the chicken, baste again, and cook for 15 minutes before flipping it again.
- Continue cooking until the breast registers 165F with an instant-read thermometer.
- Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Cut the chicken into serving pieces and serve with accumulated juices spooned overtop.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 690kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 36gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 143mgSodium: 368mgPotassium: 477mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1220IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 3mg
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