HOW TO MAKE PIRI PIRI CHICKEN WITHOUT A BBQ

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.

Start by preparing the marinade with roasted red peppers, garlic, chopped chili, lemon zest, lemon juice, smoked paprika, mixed herbs, salt, and black pepper.

Add about 2 tablespoons of the brine from the roasted red peppers into the marinade.

Mix the marinade ingredients until well combined, ensuring it's packed with flavor.

Take a half chicken and coat it thoroughly with the marinade, allowing the flavors to meld.

Place the marinated chicken in the oven and cook for about 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, place the chicken under a hot grill to crisp the skin.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the new potatoes by chopping them in half or ripping them up for texture.

Heat a pan with vegetable oil and add the potatoes to get some color and crispiness.

Crush some garlic and add it to the pan with the potatoes, allowing the flavors to infuse.

Add a few sprigs of rosemary to the potatoes for an earthy flavor.

Once the potatoes are golden brown, add a bit of butter to enhance the flavor.

Finish the potatoes with chopped parsley and lemon zest for freshness.

Check the chicken for doneness by feeling for spring back and resistance in the meat.

Once the chicken is cooked, finish it under the grill for crispy skin.

Serve the piri piri chicken with the crispy potatoes and a marinated tomato salad.

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