Name: Piri-piri chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 clove garlic, crushed; 3 lemons, juiced, plus wedges to serve; 1/3 cup (80ml) whisky; 1 fresh bay leaf; 2 teaspoon sweet paprika; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 4 chicken breast fillets, skin on; 1 red onion, thinly sliced into rings; 500 gram cherry truss tomatoes; 4 long red chillies; 8 slices ciabatta bread; Piri-piri sauce; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 long red chilli, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed

Piri-piri chicken

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

40M

Marinate

Total

Ingredients

8 clove garlic, crushed

3 lemons, juiced, plus wedges to serve

1/3 cup (80ml) whisky

1 fresh bay leaf

2 teaspoon sweet paprika

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

4 chicken breast fillets, skin on

1 red onion, thinly sliced into rings

500 gram cherry truss tomatoes

4 long red chillies

8 slices ciabatta bread

Piri-piri sauce

2 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 long red chilli, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

Method

1.Combine garlic, two-thirds of lemon juice, whisky, bay leaf, paprika, half of oil and chicken in a shallow bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2.Combine piri-piri sauce ingredients. Season with salt.

3.Combine remaining lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of oil and onion. Season. Rub oil mixture into onion.

4.Preheat a char-grill or barbecue on medium. Cook chicken for 8- 10 minutes each side, basting with marinade, until golden and cooked through.

5.Brush tomatoes, chillies and bread with remaining oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes each side, until vegetables are just tender and bread is golden.

6.Top chicken and vegetables with sauce. Serve with onion, lemon wedges and bread.

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