Chicken marinated in piri piri chili and garlic, grilled over open coals.
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Ingredients
🍗1 whole chicken, spatchcocked
🌶️5 piri piri chilies
🧄5 cloves garlic
🍋Juice of 2 lemons
🫒1/4 cup olive oil
Method
Serves 2
1
Blend piri piri chilies, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil into a marinade.
2
Coat the chicken thoroughly and marinate for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight.
3
Grill over hot coals, turning occasionally and basting with the marinade, until charred and cooked through.
4
Rest briefly before serving with rice or bread.
✓ What Makes it Authentic
Frango grelhado (piri piri chicken) is one of Mozambique's most famous dishes, valued for its fiery, garlicky marinade using the piri piri chili native to the region.
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