Frango Piri-Piri

Name: Frango Piri-Piri
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 1.5kg whole chicken, spatchcocked; For piri-piri: 8 fresh red chillies; 6 cloves garlic; 100ml olive oil; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar

Portuguese charcoal chicken marinated in fiery piri-piri sauce — the original, not the chain restaurant version.

Total time

80 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Portuguese

Ingredients

1.5kgwhole chicken, spatchcocked

For piri-piri: 8fresh red chillies

6 clovesgarlic

100mlolive oil

3 tbsplemon juice

1 tsppaprika

1 tspsalt

2 tbspred wine vinegar

Instructions

Blend all piri-piri ingredients until smooth.

Marinate chicken in two-thirds of the sauce for at least 4 hours.

Grill over charcoal or in oven at 200°C for 45–50 minutes, turning and basting.

Rest 10 minutes.

Serve with remaining fresh piri-piri sauce alongside.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1022

Protein

101.7g

Fat

64.4g

Carbs

2.7g

Fiber

0.4g

Sodium

799mg

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