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Frango Piri Piri Roast Chicken

A butterflied chicken soaked for a day in a smoky, garlicky red chile sauce, then roasted until the skin blisters. I love it because the marinade does nearly all the work while you wait.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 d 2 h
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Piri piri marinade

  • 10red chiles, fresh, stalks left on until after roasting
  • 15 mlolive oil, for tossing the chiles
  • 120 mlolive oil
  • 4 clovesgarlic, peeled
  • 60 mlred wine vinegar
  • 1 tspsea salt
  • 1 tspdried oregano
  • 1 tspsmoked paprika

Chicken

  • 1.8 kgwhole chicken, butterflied
  • to tastesalt and black pepper, for seasoning before roasting

Contains

  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Oregano
  • Black and white pepper
  • Paprika
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Summer
  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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