RECIPE FOR CHICKEN MOZAMBICAN PERI PERI. Many people believe that peri-peri chicken is the national dish of Mozambique. The Portuguese influence on the cuisine is evident in this chicken. It’s delicious, spicy, and insanely hot.
The sauce should burn a little bit to be authentic, but of course, you can adjust the heat level to your own preference. The peri-peri is made with the African bird’s eye chili. Compared to a habanero or scotch bonnet, it is slightly milder, scoring 175,000 on the Scoville scale. If you prefer a particular level of heat and flavor in your sauce, feel free to use different chiles; however, if you want complete authenticity, look for African bird’s eye chilies.
In the good old days, people would frequently travel to Mozambique just to eat this dish. Usually, it is served with a salad, some chips (fries), and extra peri-peri sauce. Fabulous!
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Mozambican Peri Peri Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup peri peri sauce
- 1 whole chicken cut into pieces or spatchcocked Skin on
- 1 lemon
Directions
- Rinse the chicken with lemon.
- For at least two hours, but preferably overnight, marinate the chicken pieces or spatchcocked chicken in 3/4 cup peri-peri sauce.
- Turn the grill’s heat to medium-high 카지노사이트.
- Once the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees, grill it.
- Frequently brush with the peri-peri sauce while grilling.
- Accompanied with extra sauce and chips (fries).