Name: Portuguese chicken with piri piri sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Portuguese chicken; 8 clove garlic, crushed; 2 lemons, juice of; 1/3 cup (80ml) whisky; 1 bay leaf; 2 teaspoon paprika; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 large chicken; jacket potatoes, to serve; lettuce, to serve; lemon wedges, to serve; Piri piri sauce; 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil; 1/2 lemon, juice of; 2 long red chillies, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed

Ingredients

Portuguese chicken

8 clove garlic, crushed

2 lemons, juice of

1/3 cup (80ml) whisky

1 bay leaf

2 teaspoon paprika

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 large chicken

jacket potatoes, to serve

lettuce, to serve

lemon wedges, to serve

Piri piri sauce

1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil

1/2 lemon, juice of

2 long red chillies, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

Method

1.Combine garlic, lemon juice, whisky, bay leaf, paprika and oil in a shallow dish. Using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors, cut chicken through breastbone. Open out, turn over and flatten by pressing down with heel of hand along backbone.

2.Score chicken skin and flesh. Brush marinade all over chicken, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.

3.Meanwhile, make the piri piri sauce. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and season with salt.

4.Preheat a char-grill or charcoal barbecue on high. Cook chicken for 40 minutes, turning and basting frequently with marinade, until golden brown and cooked through.

5.Cut into pieces with kitchen scissors and spoon over piri piri sauce. Serve with potatoes, lettuce and lemon.

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