How to make Piri Piri Chicken with Jamie Oliver

piri piri sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade chili sauce can control spice levels and ingredients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

fresh parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Cilantro provides a fresh flavor while dried herbs are more economical.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while thighs are more affordable than breasts.

Cut into the flesh side of the chicken thighs to help speed up cooking and expose the bone.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

Place the chicken on a griddle pan to cook.

In a liquidizer, add a handful of peppers, a red onion, lemon zest, a couple of cloves of garlic, juice of half a lemon, two tablespoons of vinegar, three to four tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, a teaspoon of sweet paprika, and a small handful of basil.

Blend the mixture until combined, adding salt and a little more lemon juice to taste.

Add a tiny bit of water to the mixture to help it thicken while cooking in the oven.

Pour the blended mixture into a tray and add thyme and rosemary around the chicken.

Drizzle olive oil over the chicken and season with salt.

Place the tray in the oven at 210°C (410°F).

Grill some peppers on medium heat while the chicken is cooking in the oven.

Serve the chicken hot with the grilled peppers.

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