Name: Barbecued Piri Piri Chicken
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 4 long red chillies, roughly chopped; 4 birds eye chillies, roughly chopped; 3 cloves garlic; 2 teaspoons sweet paprika; 2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 60ml (¼ cup) fresh lemon juice; 180ml (¾ cup) olive oil; 1 whole chicken (1.5kg), cut into eight pieces; 60ml (¼ cup) whisky; Oil spray, to grease; Corn cobs, to serve; Lemon wedges, to serve

Use this by default

Choose Step-by-step to follow one instruction at a time, or Full method to see all instructions together. Turn this on to save the selected view as your default on mobile and tablet.

Piri Piri Sauce

For the best results, use your Breville Boss™ blender
Place chillies, garlic, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, oregano, salt and lemon juice into blender jug and secure lid
PUREE 1 minute scraping sides half way through mixing until almost smooth
MIX 30 seconds. While blender is running remove inner cap and gradually add oil in a thin steady stream until all the oil is added and sauce is thickened

Piri Piri Chicken

Pour half the Piri Piri Sauce into a large resealable plastic bag. Add the whisky. Stir to combine. Place remaining piri piri sauce in an airtight container and store in the fridge
Make deep diagonal cuts in chicken pieces. Add to piri piri sauce in the resealable bag. Toss to coat. Seal bag. Place in the fridge for 4 hours, or overnight, to marinate
Heat a barbecue or chargrill plate to medium-high heat. Spray chicken with oil. Cook for 20 – 25 minutes, turning occasionally or until charred and cooked through
Serve: with remaining piri piri sauce, corn cobs and lemon wedges

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Tip: if you like your sauce a little less hot, remove seeds from the chillies before adding to the blender.
For roasted piri piri chicken: place marinated chicken pieces onto a greased rack over a baking tray lined with foil. Bake at 200°C for 35 – 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Piri Piri Sauce

For the best results, use your Breville Boss™ blender
Place chillies, garlic, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, oregano, salt and lemon juice into blender jug and secure lid
PUREE 1 minute scraping sides half way through mixing until almost smooth
MIX 30 seconds. While blender is running remove inner cap and gradually add oil in a thin steady stream until all the oil is added and sauce is thickened

Tips & Hints:

Tip: if you like your sauce a little less hot, remove seeds from the chillies before adding to the blender.
For roasted piri piri chicken: place marinated chicken pieces onto a greased rack over a baking tray lined with foil. Bake at 200°C for 35 – 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Piri Piri Chicken

Pour half the Piri Piri Sauce into a large resealable plastic bag. Add the whisky. Stir to combine. Place remaining piri piri sauce in an airtight container and store in the fridge
Make deep diagonal cuts in chicken pieces. Add to piri piri sauce in the resealable bag. Toss to coat. Seal bag. Place in the fridge for 4 hours, or overnight, to marinate
Heat a barbecue or chargrill plate to medium-high heat. Spray chicken with oil. Cook for 20 – 25 minutes, turning occasionally or until charred and cooked through
Serve: with remaining piri piri sauce, corn cobs and lemon wedges

Piri Piri Sauce

For the best results, use your Breville Boss™ blender
Place chillies, garlic, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, oregano, salt and lemon juice into blender jug and secure lid
PUREE 1 minute scraping sides half way through mixing until almost smooth
MIX 30 seconds. While blender is running remove inner cap and gradually add oil in a thin steady stream until all the oil is added and sauce is thickened

Tips & Hints:

Tip: if you like your sauce a little less hot, remove seeds from the chillies before adding to the blender.
For roasted piri piri chicken: place marinated chicken pieces onto a greased rack over a baking tray lined with foil. Bake at 200°C for 35 – 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Piri Piri Chicken

Pour half the Piri Piri Sauce into a large resealable plastic bag. Add the whisky. Stir to combine. Place remaining piri piri sauce in an airtight container and store in the fridge
Make deep diagonal cuts in chicken pieces. Add to piri piri sauce in the resealable bag. Toss to coat. Seal bag. Place in the fridge for 4 hours, or overnight, to marinate
Heat a barbecue or chargrill plate to medium-high heat. Spray chicken with oil. Cook for 20 – 25 minutes, turning occasionally or until charred and cooked through
Serve: with remaining piri piri sauce, corn cobs and lemon wedges

Ingredients

Piri Piri Sauce

Piri Piri Chicken

Method

Piri Piri Sauce

Piri Piri Chicken

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Piri Piri Chicken

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Piri Piri Chicken

Feedback and Reviews

Follow Breville for more recipes

See the entire Breville recipe collection

Piri Piri Sauce

Piri Piri Chicken

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Ingredients

Piri Piri Sauce

Piri Piri Chicken

Method

Piri Piri Sauce

Piri Piri Chicken

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Piri Piri Chicken

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints:

Piri Piri Chicken

More Sauces Recipes

Follow Breville for more recipes

See the entire Breville recipe collection

Piri Piri Sauce

Piri Piri Chicken

Piri Piri Sauce

Tips & Hints: