We are constantly on a lookout for ways to prepare or serve chicken to our family and guests. Here in the Philippines, the most common Filipino recipe for chicken would be Chicken Adobo or Adobong Manok, Chicken Tinola, Chicken Afritada, and of course, the all time favorite Fried Chicken.
To give chicken a new twist, I made Peri-Peri Grilled Chicken. Peri-Peri or Peli-Peli is a Portuguese specialty which is very flavorful and considered to be the counterpart of Pinoy Lechon Manok. The difference is mainly in the marinade since both require to be grilled over flame for that smoky effect.
A couple of days ago I spotted some fresh chicken wings over at Magnolia's Chicken Station and hurriedly marinated my loot as soon as we got home. That's how badly I wanted the flavor to infuse deep into the meat.
Prepare the marinade: (This is for about 600 grams of wings)
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1 tsp. ground Paprika
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Onion Powder
2 tsps. finely chopped Oregano Leaves or 1 tsp. dried Oregano
1 pc. of bird's eye chili or silting labuyo finely chopped
a dash or more of Cayenne (depending on how hot you prefer)
1/2 tsp each of Salt and Pepper
juice of 2 cps. kalamansi or half of lime or lemon
Method:
1. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Wash and pat dry chicken wings.
3. Dip each wing one by one then put them in a bigger bowl.
4. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate.
5. Let it stand for 12 hours or more.
It was raining hard the following day and I knew I didn't stand a chance to grill the chicken in open flame so I just roasted the wings in the oven.
6. Put chicken in an oven-proof glass and cover with foil. Note: I added some potatoes to the baking tray as sidings.
7. Bake for 1 hour in pre-heated oven at 350°.
8. After 1 hour, take off the foil, increase the heat to 425° and let the chicken brown for 5-10 minutes.
If you have the luxury of grilling the chicken, you can cut down the baking time to 45 minutes then grill the chicken pieces in open fire while continuously basting with the drippings.
We had the wings with buttered corn kernels and tortillas.
Have you tried one of the authentic Peri-Peri sauces from Southern Africa? Nando's make an awesome range of Peri-Peri sauces with natural ingredients like fresh garlic, onions, Birds Eye chillies etc. ... these are from the famous Nando's Restaurants!
ReplyDeletekalahariboy: yes I have, unfortunately Nando's is yet to open a branch in the Philippines. Their closest branch that I know of is in Singapore which is more than 3 hours travel by plane. That's why we have to make Peri-Peri marinade from scratch :-)
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