Portuguese Chicken recipe | Cooking with Rania

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers a healthier fat profile.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Chicken broth adds flavor without alcohol.

green olives

🥗Healthier: capers

💰Cheaper: black olives

Capers provide a similar briny flavor.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne adds heat without the cost.

Score the chicken leg quarters to let the flavor in.

In a mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, chili powder, smoked paprika, oregano, a bay leaf, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.

Add 4 garlic cloves to the mixture.

Puree the marinade in a food processor until smooth.

Reserve about a third of the marinade for basting later.

Massage the marinade into the chicken leg quarters and place them in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Remove excess marinade from the chicken and cover with foil.

Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Uncover the chicken, flip them over, and baste with reserved marinade.

Cover again and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove the foil, flip the chicken back, and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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