Charred Lemon & Garlic Piri Piri Chicken with Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Name: Charred Lemon & Garlic Piri Piri Chicken with Crispy Smashed Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 Whole chicken; 2 tbsp Olive oil; Fine sea salt; Freshly cracked black pepper; 2 Red peppers; 3 Ripe tomatoes; 1 Small red onion; 1 Whole bulb garlic; 2 Extra garlic cloves; 2–3 Red chillies; 1 Lemon; 2 tsp Smoked paprika; 1 tsp Sweet paprika; 1 tsp Dried oregano; 1 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Ground coriander; 1–2 tbsp Sherry vinegar; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Honey; Fine sea salt; Freshly cracked black pepper; 150 ml Reserved piri piri sauce; Pan juices; 30–40 g Cold unsalted butter; Sherry vinegar; 1 kg Baby potatoes; 2 tbsp Olive oil; Reserved chicken fat and roasting juices; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; 1 tsp Garlic powder

For me, piri-piri chicken should be smoky, spicy, garlicky and SHARP, with really crispy skin and juicy meat underneath. I char the peppers, tomatoes, chillies and lemon until almost blackened before blending them with a plenty of garlic. This is what gives the sauce that deep smoky sweetness rather than it just tasting SPICY. I cooked mine in the pizza oven, but a normal oven works perfectly too. Serve it with crispy smashed potatoes tossed in piri piri seasoning and plenty of that buttery pan sauce, and I promise you this is one you'll make again and again.

Prep

15m

Cook

55m

Total

1h 10m

Charred Lemon & Garlic Piri Piri Chicken with Crispy Smashed Potatoes

For me, piri-piri chicken should be smoky, spicy, garlicky and SHARP, with really crispy skin and juicy meat underneath. I char the peppers, tomatoes, chillies and lemon until almost blackened before blending them with a plenty of garlic. This is what gives the sauce that deep smoky sweetness rather than it just tasting SPICY. I cooked mine in the pizza oven, but a normal oven works perfectly too. Serve it with crispy smashed potatoes tossed in piri piri seasoning and plenty of that buttery pan sauce, and I promise you this is one you'll make again and again.

Prep

15m

Cook

55m

Total

1h 10m

Ingredients

Method

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Step 1

Spatchcock the chicken: place it breast-side down and cut along either side of the backbone using strong kitchen scissors. Remove the backbone, turn the chicken over, and press firmly down on the breastbone until it lies relatively flat. Pat the chicken completely dry, then season generously with salt and black pepper.

For

Ingredients

For the chicken

Whole chicken, around 1.5–1.8kg