RecipesPortuguese Barbecue Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
-2kg chickens ( 1kg each chicken)
-Lemon wedges,
-hot potato chips,
For chilli sauce:
-3 roughly chopped garlic cloves,
-1/4 cup olive oil,
-5-7 small fresh roughly chopped red birdseye chillies,
-1 tablespoon sea salt,
-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Preparation:
For the chilli sauce, in a bowl of food processor place the chillies and the garlic. Then scraping down the side occasionally until the chillies are finely chopped. Now add lemon juice, oil and salt into the bowl and transfer to a plastic container.
Place one of the chickens, breast side up on a work surface and use poultry
shears to cut the the chicken breast in a half and cleaning the bones.
Press the chicken to open flat and cut on eaither side of backbone then discard backbone. Remove breast bone halves and tuck under wings. Pat dry with paper towel.
Repeat these steps with the other chicken.
Preheat your barbecue on high. Make 5 mm deep and 4 cm long cuts into the chicken flesh. Reserve 2 1/2 tablespoons chilli sauce and brush underside of the chicken with the rest of the chilli sauce.
Reduce the bbq grill to medium, then place chicken skin side up on the grill.
Cook for about 10 minutes, brushing with the chilli sauce. Brush the top of the chicken with the rest of the chilli sauce and turn over. Cook for 8 minutes more and when chicken is fully cooked transfer to a plate and
cover loosly with foil.
Set aside for about 5 minutes. Brush the chicken with the reserved chilli sauce and serve the chicken with lemon wedges and hot potato chips.
You can cook the delicious chilli sauce 2-3 weeks before, and store in a fridge for much more better taste.
Serves 4.