Impress With Less Stress Meals (part 3) - Portuguese Piri-Piri Chicken

Portuguese Piri-Piri Chicken

This is an easy chicken dish with lots of lovely spices to perk it up.

Ingredients

·         8 chicken thighs, skins on, bones cut out

·         1tsp smoked paprika

·         1tsp ground ginger

·         1tsp dried oregano

·         1tsp mild chilli powder

·         1tsp salt and freshly ground black pepper

·         Zest of 1 lemon

·         2tbsp (heaped) tomato purée

·         1tbsp olive oil

Recipe

·         Prepare the barbecue or pre-heat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Trim the excess skin off the chicken pieces, leaving the top layer intact.

·         In a large bowl, mix the smoked paprika, ginger, oregano, chilli powder, salt and lemon zest. Add some freshly ground black pepper, then mix in the tomato purée and olive oil to a thick paste. Add the chicken thighs and coat, pushing the paste over and into the chicken.

·         Place the thighs as fat as possible on the barbecue and cook for 8-10 mins on each side until cooked through, or place in a non-stick roasting tin and cook in the oven for 40-45 mins.

Less stress

The chicken will taste even better if left covered in the fridge to marinate overnight so it can soak up all the spices, tomato and lemon in the rub.

Portuguese Piri-Piri Chicken