Nandos Peri Peri Chicken

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A close up of a serving of peri-peri chicken on a white plate. The chicken is served on a bed or rice, with a half corn cob next to it. Half a lime is in the background.

5 from 10 votes

These peri peri chicken thighs are easy to make at home, and even better than the ones at Nandos.

Servings: people

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5

Cook Time40

Marinating time (optional)1

Ingredients

1 clove garlic
2 limes
1 tbs olive oil - ideally extra virgin
1 tsp flaked chilli - or more to taste
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
½ tsp ground cumin
4 chicken thighs - bone in, skin on
2 corn cobs - cut in half

Instructions

Juice the lime. Peel and chop the garlic. Mix the lime juice and garlic with the oil, spices and herbs to make a marinade.
Lightly score the chicken and place in an oven-proof dish. Pour over the marinade and rub it in. Cover and leave in the fridge to marinate for at least an hour. (You can leave it for a whole day if you prefer.) The chicken should have some room in the dish: you don't want all the pieces jammed together, so choose a large enough dish.
Pre-heat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C) / 400°F / Gas Mark 4. When the oven is hot, cook the chicken for 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven, and add the corn cobs. Baste the chicken and corn with the sauce. Add the quartered limes, and return the dish to the oven.
Cook for another 20 minutes until the chicken is done. Check by either piercing with a skewer to see that the juice runs clear, or by using a digital probe thermometer. The chicken is cooked at an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F.
Garnish with some chopped parsley and serve with homemade Nandos rice and an optional dollop of peri peri sauce for extra heat. Pour over the juices from the pan and a squeeze of the roasted lime!

Notes

Serve with homemade Nandos rice and an optional dollop of peri peri sauce for extra flavour.
For the juiciest chicken choose pieces with skin on and bone in. Chicken thighs are ideal, and economical.
Adjust the spices to suit you.
For extra smokiness add few drops of liquid smoke.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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