Portuguese Grilled Chicken Perfection: A Piri Piri Adventure

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Instructions

For chicken thighs or drumsticks

  1. Combine all the marinade ingredients together in a large bowl, until the marinade gets a red paste consistency.
  2. Add the chicken pieces and coat them well with the marinade. (I like to use large plastic bags to marinate meats. I find this ideal for distributing the marinade but you can also use an airtight container.)
  3. Let the meat marinate for 45 minutes or more.
  4. Cook on the BBQ until the chicken is well grilled (see Note 2). For chicken drumsticks, check with a cooking thermometer that the internal temperature of the chicken has reached 77 ° C (170 ° F).

For a grilled flattened chicken

  1. Double the amounts for the marinade ingredients and mix them, until the marinade has a red paste consistency.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  3. In a Pyrex dish, place the chicken over a sheet of parchment paper.
  4. Brush the chicken well with the marinade. Feel free to gently peel the skin from the chicken and apply the marinade between the skin and the flesh of the chicken.
  5. You can also add a chopped onion at the bottom of the dish.
  6. Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the dish (this will release steam during
    cooking and keep your chicken juicy and tender).
  7. Bake and cook in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the skin of the chicken is crispy and golden, and the meat easily comes off the thigh bone. You can also rely on a meat thermometer inserted in the center of the meat.

Instructions

For chicken thighs or drumsticks

  1. Combine all the marinade ingredients together in a large bowl, until the marinade gets a red paste consistency.
  2. Add the chicken pieces and coat them well with the marinade. (I like to use large plastic bags to marinate meats. I find this ideal for distributing the marinade but you can also use an airtight container.)
  3. Let the meat marinate for 45 minutes or more.
  4. Cook on the BBQ until the chicken is well grilled (see Note 2). For chicken drumsticks, check with a cooking thermometer that the internal temperature of the chicken has reached 77 ° C (170 ° F).

For a grilled flattened chicken

  1. Double the amounts for the marinade ingredients and mix them, until the marinade has a red paste consistency.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  3. In a Pyrex dish, place the chicken over a sheet of parchment paper.
  4. Brush the chicken well with the marinade. Feel free to gently peel the skin from the chicken and apply the marinade between the skin and the flesh of the chicken.
  5. You can also add a chopped onion at the bottom of the dish.
  6. Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the dish (this will release steam during
    cooking and keep your chicken juicy and tender).
  7. Bake and cook in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the skin of the chicken is crispy and golden, and the meat easily comes off the thigh bone. You can also rely on a meat thermometer inserted in the center of the meat.

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