Piri Piri Chicken

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Recipes. (Piri Piri Chicken). Chicken is marinated in a spicy piri piri pepper sauce, then grilled for this simple but flavorful African-inspired recipe. I like to serve this with a cool yogurt sauce and fonio pilaf.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Additional: 4hrs30 mins

Total: 5hrs5 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 servings

Piri Piri Chicken

Ingredients

10 African bird's eye chile peppers

1 bunch cilantro

2 cloves garlic

minced

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 teaspoons white vinegar

2 limes

juiced

1 teaspoon salt

or to taste

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

or to taste

1 chicken breast

cut in half

2 chicken leg quarters with skin

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Use rubber gloves to mince the chiles and place into a mixing bowl. Add cilantro garlic vegetable oil vinegar lime juice salt and black pepper. Mix piri piri sauce well.

Step 2

Place chicken breasts and legs into a resealable plastic bag. Pour in piri piri sauce seal the bag and shake gently to completely cover chicken. Put the bag in the refrigerator to marinate at least 4 hours.

Step 3

Remove bag from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before cooking to allow chicken to come to room temperature.

Step 4

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 5

Remove chicken from the bag; discard bag and cilantro. Cook chicken on the preheated grill rotating as necessary to cook evenly until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) about 25 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Piri Piri Chicken

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 500.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 54.3g 109%

Carbohydrates: 6.3g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.6g 6%

Sugars: 1.8g

Fat: 28.1g 43%

Saturated Fat: 6g 30%

Cholesterol: 175.2mg 58%

Vitamin A Iu: 2298.9IU 46%

Niacin Equivalents: 25.9mg 199%

Vitamin B6: 0.9mg 59%

Vitamin C: 73.9mg 123%

Folate: 38.5mcg 10%

Calcium: 60.1mg 6%

Iron: 3.6mg 20%

Magnesium: 65.1mg 23%

Potassium: 739.2mg 21%

Sodium: 1345.1mg 54%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 252.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.