How To Make Peri Peri Chicken & Corn | Ep 530

piri piri sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade chili sauce can control heat levels and ingredients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Margarine can reduce saturated fat.

fresh parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: dried parsley

Cilantro offers a fresh flavor at a lower cost.

In a bowl, combine 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, 0.5 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon ground chili, 3-4 crushed garlic cloves, juice of 2 limes, 1 tablespoon oregano, and 3-4 tablespoons olive oil to create the sauce.

Add 1.5 kg chicken drumsticks to the bowl and mix to coat well.

Cover the bowl with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius.

Heat 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil in a frying pan over medium to high heat.

Add the chicken drumsticks to the hot oil and brown on all sides for about 5 minutes.

Transfer the browned chicken to a foil oven tray and pour the remaining oil and sauce from the pan over the chicken.

Place the tray in the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes until charred.

In a saucepan, bring water to a boil and add a pinch of salt.

Add 6 corn cobs and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Drain the corn and set aside.

In a pan over medium to high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add 1 teaspoon salt, a couple of cracks of black pepper, and 1 teaspoon sweet paprika.

Add the corn to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring to coat.

Remove the chicken from the oven and serve with the corn.

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