Bring your favourite Nando’s chicken to the table with this Portuguese BBQ Peri Peri Chicken Recipe! PLUS the addition of juicy corn cobs in foil packets are charred for added flavour.
Every single time we go to Nando’s, the chicken marinade flavour we all order is the BBQ. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and salty, with added onion or garlicky flavours, plus a slight tang. I shared a recipe like this one TWO YEARS AGO… only in that recipe I used the BBQ sauce marinade found in supermarkets. This time, I wanted to try and recreate it for myself. It’s safe to say…. I think I did it. Portuguese BBQ Peri Peri Chicken for the WIN!
Studying the back of the bottle for days on end and testing and failing and testing AND FAILING 6 more times, I finally nailed it. Or, at least I’ve come close to it! Also, it wouldn’t be Nando’s chicken without the burst-in-your-mouth corn cobs as a side dish!
The secret is definitely in the sauce. I managed to include just about ALL of the ingredients on the back of that bottle except anything with numbers, and came upon a flavour so damn good, my whole family forced us to make this chicken 5 more times. You know, just to be sure, I guess. I’ve included two cooking methods in the recipe. Both oven and barbecue methods are equally just as good. We tried both on our family and friends, and both methods were given the same thumbs up results. I prefer barbecue because I LOVE BARBECUE flavours, BUT you can use your oven. Just sear your chicken in a skillet until nice and charred before putting it in the oven. I do NOT recommend broiling (or grilling) in the oven at the end of cooking time. We tried it and the sauce burned on the chicken — even after a minute on a low heat setting. However, you can try it at your own risk! Let me know what you think if you try this Portuguese BBQ Peri Peri Chicken!
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