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Peri-peri Chicken

Nigerian dish with red bell peppers, bird's eye chillies, medium-size garlic cloves.

Peri-peri Chicken
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Ingredients

  • 2 small red bell peppers
  • 5 small bird's eye chillies
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tablespoons thyme
  • 2 tablespoons black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons paprika
  • ½ cup vinegar
  • 1 lemon
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • 2 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 2½ lbs chicken quarters

Steps

  1. Combine the red bell pepper, bird's eye chillies, garlic cloves, onion, thyme, and black pepper in a blender.
  2. Add the paprika, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, and bouillon cubes.
  3. Season with salt to taste and blend to make a marinade.
  4. Pour the marinade over the chicken in a large bowl.
  5. Use your hands to massage the marinade into the chicken.
  6. Then cover the bowl and leave in the fridge for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
  7. Note that the longer it marinates, the better the flavor.
  8. Arrange the chicken in a baking pan.
  9. Pour the marinade over it.
  10. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes, basting the chicken periodically.
  11. Flip the chicken over.
  12. Bake for another 30 minutes.
  13. Turn on the broiler of your oven.
  14. Broil the chicken for about 3–5 minutes to char it.
  15. Serve hot.

Adapted from “Peri-Peri Chicken”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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