Chicken Piri-Piri
- 1 chicken, about 3 1/2 lb (1.6kg)
- 6 fresh hot red or green chiles
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp hot paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp salt
- Preheat the oven to 375F (190C).
- Spread the chiles on a baking sheet.
- Roast about 15 minutes, until shriveled.
- Let cool, then remove the stalks from the chiles.
- Combine the whole chiles, oil, vinegar, paprika, oregano, garlic, and salt in a saucepan.
- Simmer over low heat for about 3 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Puree in a blender.
- To butterfly the chicken, use kitchen shears to remove the backbone of the chicken.
- Press down on the breastbone to spread out the chicken.
- Transfer the chicken to a nonreactive dish.
- Coat the chicken with the marinade.
- Cover and refrigerate for least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
- Remove the chicken from the marinade and place on a baking sheet, skin side up.
- Roast about 1 hour.
- Serve hot.
chicken, chiles, olive oil, red wine vinegar, paprika, oregano, garlic, salt
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/chicken-piri-piri (may not work)