How To | BBQ Chicken Portuguese Style | Andy Allen cooks

piri-piri sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade chili sauce can be lower in sodium and tailored to taste.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

whole chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken reduces fat content while thighs are often less expensive.

Butterfly the chicken by flipping it breast side down and cutting along the backbone with kitchen shears.

Remove the breast bone with a sharp knife.

Clean the cutting board and utensils after handling the chicken.

Slice garlic cloves finely and add to a mortar and pestle with chopped parsley.

Add 2 teaspoons of dried oregano and 5 finely chopped bay leaves to the mortar.

Add the zest of 1 lemon and bruise the mixture into a fine paste.

Add the juice of the lemon, catching the seeds, and 1/4 cup of olive oil to the paste.

Mix in 2 tablespoons of smoked paprika, salt, and cracked pepper.

Pour half the marinade on one side of the chicken and rub it in with hands, then flip and repeat with the other side.

Place the chicken skin side down on the grill and cook for 15 minutes on each side.

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