Looking for something hot and spicy? A whole chicken done peri peri style is always a winner. In fact, you’re unlikely to have anyone dissatisfied at your next braai with our peri peri chicken recipe.
2 whole chickens
100 ml olive oil
1 onion, chopped
6 garlic cloves, crushed
6 lemons, juiced
2 teaspoons of smoked paprika
Fresh red and green chillies, to taste
8 bay leaves
Salt and pepper, to taste
If you’re using a gas braai preheat your gas braai to 180°C, using indirect cooking method - start with your outside burners and have your chicken in the middle, remember to keep the lid closed.
If you’re using coals, scrape them around the edges of your chicken. You don’t want heat directly beneath the chicken.
Turn on the middle burners, or scrape coals beneath the chicken, during the last 15 minutes of cooking.
