Food & Wine
Portuguese style chicken
Give your family event a much-needed kick with this recipe. In no time you can enjoy your own flavoursome, melt-in-your mouth, Portuguese-style chicken.
Ingredients:
- 2 chickens
- ½ cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 teaspoons chilli flakes
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Baby spinach leaves, to serve
Method:
- Split your chickens down their breastbones and press to open flat.
- Remove backbones of the chicken, tuck wings under and place into a ceramic overproof dish.
- Whisk lime, oil, garlic, chilli flakes, salt, coriander, paprika and oregano together in a jug.
- Pour marinade over chickens. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Remove cover. Roast chickens, basting with marinade.
- Roast for around 50 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
Recipe from taste.com.au
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