Peri Peri Chicken / Fries / Garlic Bread (Nando's style)

Peri-Peri Chicken:

Whole chicken ~ split / 2lbs chicken drumsticks

1/4 cup peri-peri sauce (Recipe here)

Salt & black pepper

Directions/Instructions:

1. Sprinkle salt and black pepper over the chicken and let it sit for 30 mins.  Then add 1/4 cup of peri-peri sauce over the chicken in a large bowl and mix to coat.  Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight in the fridge.
2. Grill on medium-high heat for 15-20 mins until slightly charred outside, juicy, and tender in the middle OR line an aluminum foil on the baking tray and place the marinade chicken.  Preheat oven to 200 deg C and roast for 30 mins, then coat the marinade sauce over the chicken and roast another 10-15 mins until slightly crisped on the outside, juicy, and tender in the middle. 

Peri-Peri Mayonaise (Perinaise)

1 cup mayonnaise

2 cloves garlic ~ grated

1 tbsp Dijon Mustard

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 cup peri-peri sauce

Method:  In a large bowl, whisk all the ingredients together and set aside for later use.

Peri-Peri Fries

3/4 cup AP Flour

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp fine salt

1 cup iced water

Method: Whisk all the ingredients to a smooth paste in a large bowl.  Then add the fries into the mixture and coat even.  Deep fried till golden and crispy.  Sprinkle peri-peri seasoning mixture (recipe).

Peri-Peri Garlic Bread

112g salted butter ~ soft

1/3 cup peri-peri sauce

2 cloves garlic ~ chopped finely

1/4 cup parsley ~ chopped

Method:  Beat the butter with an electric hand mixer, then add peri-peri sauce.  Continue to beat till smooth batter.  Then add in the finely chopped garlic and parsley.  Mix them together to combine. Split half of the baguette lengthwise, and cut it into 4-5 inch segments.  Spread the butter mixture evenly on each baguette.  Pop in preheated oven to 375 deg F for 15 mins or until toasted.