Grilled Piri Piri Chicken - a Spicy Portuguese delight

piri piri sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade sauce can control spice levels and ingredients.

whole chicken

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Thighs and drumsticks are often less expensive and more flavorful.

Prepare the chickens by cutting along the back to remove the spine and trim off excess fat.

Cut off the ends of the wings and crack the bones to allow for easier grilling.

Grate the garlic cloves using a wasabi grater to make them fine.

Mix olive oil, piri piri sauce, grated garlic, and salt to create the marinade.

Rub the marinade all over the chickens, ensuring it gets into small cuts made in the meat.

Preheat the grill and place the chickens skin side down for a few minutes.

Turn the chickens and move them to indirect heat to finish cooking, closing the lid for 2-3 minutes.

Check for doneness by cutting into the breast to ensure no raw meat is visible.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level: