South African Style Peri Peri Chicken
By: Tamara Haque
Published: Saturday, July 15, 2017 - 3:48am

Ingredients




1.8 Kg whole chicken
Peri Peri Marinade
3 red chillies (reduce for less heat)
1 green chilli
3 cloves garlic
1 small red onion, chopped
1 red capsicum (red bell pepper)
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar)
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp smoked paprika (or normal paprika)
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp parsley
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp fresh oregano (or 1/2 tsp dried)
Peri Peri Sauce
3 tbsp reserved marinade
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp sugar

Preparation

1 How to spatchcock chicken 2 Lay the chicken flat on a surface, legs down. 3 Hold the neck and cut next to the backbone with a pair of scissors. 4 Cut all the way down till the end of backbone. 5 Cut the other side of backbone and reserve backbone for chicken stock (freeze for later use). 6 Push open the chicken, turn around and lay flat with the legs to the side. 7 Peri Peri Chicken 8 Combine all marinade ingredients in a food processor and blend well. 9 Reserve 3 tbsp of marinade and brush remaining marinade on both sides of the chicken. 10 Refrigerate 4 hours to overnight for juicy, well marinated, tender chicken. 11 Fire up your grill or heat grill pan. 12 Place breast side up. Grill for 10 minutes. 13 Flip over with breast side down. Cook 25-30 minutes. 14 Flip over once more and grill for another 5 minutes. 15 Quarter chicken while still hot and cut apart wing pieces as well. 16 Peri Peri Sauce 17 Add reserved marinade, water and sugar to a saucepan and bring to boil. 18 Taste and adjust according to your taste (more sugar if you like less heat). 19 Cook for 2 minutes and remove. 20 Blend sauce if you want it smooth, I leave it as is.

About

This Peri Peri Chicken is going to become your favourite summer BBQ grilling recipe! Marinated with peppers, citrus and spices, this spatchcocked chicken absorbs the flavourful marinade and remains juicy after grilling. Served with a reduced peri peri sauce, this will be a hit at any BBQ! Read on to learn how to easily spatchcock chicken and make peri peri chicken from scratch, so that you never miss that famous Peri Peri Chicken chain again!