Piri piri chicken with rice

Peri peri has so many differing origins and then history of it is as colourful as the dish itself.

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piri piri chicken

Portuguese in origin, Piri Piri can be used as a marinade or sauce. Send your taste buds tingling
with our recipe which pairs perfectly with rice!

AuthorHungry PandaCategoryDifficultyIntermediate

Yields3 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time45 mins

INGREDIENTS
 2 chicken breasts sliced into goujon pieces (or 2 halves of a chicken)
 2 red onions and 1 carrot thinly sliced
 mixed fresh peppers (red yellow, orange, which ever you prefer) thinly sliced
 handful green beans/french beans and broccoli finely sliced
 4 large sliced tomatoes (for serving)
 2 rice measuring cups short or long grain rice
FOR THE PIRI PIRI MARINADE
 5 cloves, garlic crushed
 3 red chillies (as hot as you dare!)
 1 tsp ginger, grated or a tsp of ready minced ginger
 50 ml vegetable oil
 25 ml white or red wine vinegar
 3 tbsp soy sauce
 1 tsp tabasco (or more if you want it hot!)
 1 tbsp smoked paprika
 1 tbsp sweet paprika
 3 tsp dried oregano
 1 tsp caster sugar (optional)
 2 tbsp lime/lemon juice

HOW TO MAKE
1

Put the piri piri marinade into a bowl. Add chicken and leave to marinade for at least an hour.

2

At this point make coconut ginger rice or plain long grain rice in your rice cooker.

3

Take 2 tbsp of the piri piri infused oil and heat in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes.

4

Add the marinaded chicken into the pan.

5

5 minutes before the chicken is ready, add the sliced veg to the pan and cook until soft.

6

Serve with delicious coconut ginger rice which goes perfectly with the spicy piri piri flavours or plain long grain (or even short grain) rice if you prefer.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS
 2 chicken breasts sliced into goujon pieces (or 2 halves of a chicken)
 2 red onions and 1 carrot thinly sliced
 mixed fresh peppers (red yellow, orange, which ever you prefer) thinly sliced
 handful green beans/french beans and broccoli finely sliced
 4 large sliced tomatoes (for serving)
 2 rice measuring cups short or long grain rice
FOR THE PIRI PIRI MARINADE
 5 cloves, garlic crushed
 3 red chillies (as hot as you dare!)
 1 tsp ginger, grated or a tsp of ready minced ginger
 50 ml vegetable oil
 25 ml white or red wine vinegar
 3 tbsp soy sauce
 1 tsp tabasco (or more if you want it hot!)
 1 tbsp smoked paprika
 1 tbsp sweet paprika
 3 tsp dried oregano
 1 tsp caster sugar (optional)
 2 tbsp lime/lemon juice

Directions

HOW TO MAKE
1

Put the piri piri marinade into a bowl. Add chicken and leave to marinade for at least an hour.

2

At this point make coconut ginger rice or plain long grain rice in your rice cooker.

3

Take 2 tbsp of the piri piri infused oil and heat in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes.

4

Add the marinaded chicken into the pan.

5

5 minutes before the chicken is ready, add the sliced veg to the pan and cook until soft.

6

Serve with delicious coconut ginger rice which goes perfectly with the spicy piri piri flavours or plain long grain (or even short grain) rice if you prefer.

Notes

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Serve with pita bread for a yummy snack as an alternative to a rice pairing.
Add a splash of Scotch whisky for a lift. Surprisingly it works well.

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