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Frango Piri-Piri

Name: Frango Piri-Piri
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 4 pieces (800g) Chicken Thigh; 4 cloves Garlic; 2 Chili Pepper; 1 Lemon; 2 tsp Paprika Powder; 4 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tsp Salt

Main Dish

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fiery grilled chicken marinated in garlic and piri-piri chili — a Portuguese classic with African roots.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Built around piri-piri chili brought back from former Portuguese colonies, this dish was perfected in mainland Portugal and later inspired a famous global restaurant chain.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A weekend barbecue favorite, often eaten outdoors with a generous squeeze of lemon.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 4 pieces (800g)
Garlic 4 cloves
Chili Pepper 2
Lemon 1
Paprika Powder 2 tsp
Olive Oil 4 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix garlic, chili, lemon juice, paprika powder, olive oil, and salt into a marinade.
Rub the marinade thoroughly into the chicken thighs and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Grill skin-side down first, cooking slowly until cooked through.
Simmer the leftover marinade briefly into a sauce and spoon over the chicken to finish.

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