portuguese chicken – piri piri grilled chicken
A flavorful twist on traditional BBQ chicken featuring Portuguese spices and piri piri sauce.
Equipment
- Grill
- Ziplock Bag
- bowl
- instant-read thermometer
- drip pan
Ingredients
Marinade
- 1 chicken whole
- 1 lemon juiced
- ½ cup white wine
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic smashed
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- ½ 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 the backbone out, laying it flat and pressing down on the breast.
- Salt the chicken liberally, place it in a ziplock bag and squeeze lemon juice onto it. Seal and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Cooking
- Light your grill for indirect heat, aiming for 400F.
- Drizzle olive oil on the chicken and rub to coat.
- Place the chicken skin side up on the grill and cook covered for 10 minutes.
- Baste the chicken with the marinade, then cook for 5 minutes. Repeat this process three times.
- Flip the chicken, baste again and cook for 15 minutes. Flip again and continue to cook.
- Cook until the breast reaches 165F on an instant read thermometer.
- Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Cut into serving pieces and serve with juices over the chicken.
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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