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Created by Lucy Nunes

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4/ 5 stars 11 Votes

Photography: John Paul Urizar

Cuisine: Portuguese
Servings: Serves 6
Cooking Time: More than 1 hour
Course: Main

Ingredients

8 garlic cloves, crushed
juice of 2 lemons
1/3 cup (80ml) whisky
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons paprika
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large chicken
jacket potatoes, lettuce wedges, lemon wedges, sliced tomatoes, to serve

Piri piri sauce
1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
juice of ½ lemon
2 long red chillies, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed

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Preparation

Combine garlic, lemon juice, whisky, bay leaf, paprika and oil in a shallow dish.

Using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors, cut chicken through breastbone. Open out, turn over and flatten by pressing down with heel of hand along backbone. Score chicken skin and flesh. Brush marinade all over chicken, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.

Meanwhile, combine all piri piri sauce ingredients in a bowl and season with salt.

Preheat a chargrill or charcoal barbecue on high. Cook chicken for 40 minutes, turning and basting frequently with marinade, until golden brown and cooked through. Cut into pieces with kitchen scissors and spoon over piri piri sauce. Serve with potatoes, lettuce, lemon and sliced tomatoes.

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Comments (3)

05 Mar 2012 11:07 AEST

Josh

Lane Cove

Decent

An enjoyable meal, but don't expect anything wonderful. The marinade is very light and doesn't add much flavour to the chicken itself, all of the intensity comes from the peri peri sauce which needs to be used very liberally. I love Portuguese chicken but this isn't any better than what you could buy from your local chook shop. The sauce is a great recipe, save yourselves the effort and buy a roast chicken from the chook shop and just make the sauce at home.

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25 Feb 2012 03:44 AEST

Rui Ferreira

Portugal

Alternative asked

I've never heard of using whiskey. Most people use beer or a little white wine.

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30 Dec 2011 08:34 AEST

Fiona

Lilyfield

What could I use instead of whiskey?

Hi there, I was thinking of making this recipe but don't have access to Whiskey - wondering if there is an suitable alternative? Thanks

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