Piri Piri Chicken

Chicken is marinated in a spicy piri piri pepper sauce, then grilled in this simple but flavorful African-inspired piri piri chicken breast recipe. I like to serve this with a cool yogurt sauce and fonio pilaf.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 501 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 10 African bird's eye chile peppers
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 chicken breast, cut in half
• 2 chicken leg quarters with skin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Use rubber gloves to mince chiles and place them 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 cover chicken completely. Put the bag in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 4 hours.

Step 3

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

Step 4

Preheat an outdoor grill to 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 reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 25 minutes.