Name: Portuguese chicken
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.6 kilogram whole chicken; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 4 red thai chillies, seeded, chopped finely; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon sweet paprika; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 teaspoon salt

Ingredients

1.6 kilogram whole chicken

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoon olive oil

4 red thai chillies, seeded, chopped finely

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon sweet paprika

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 teaspoon dried oregano

2 teaspoon salt

Method

1.Rinse chicken under cold running water pat dry with absorbent paper. Using kitchen scissors, cut along both sides of the backbone; discard backbone. Place chicken, skin-side up, on a chopping board. Using the heel of your hand, press down on the breastbone to flatten. Insert a metal skewer through the thigh and opposite wing of the chicken to keep it flat. Repeat with the other thigh and wing. Place chicken in a large shallow dish.

2.Combined remaining ingredients in a small jug; pour mixture over chicken. Cover; refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

3.Drain chicken; reserve marinade.

4.Heat a covered barbecue. Place chicken on an oiled wire rack over a disposable baking dish; pour over reserved marinade. Cook chicken in covered barbecue, using indirect heat, following manufacturer’s instructions, 1¼ hours or until browned and cooked through, brushing occasionally with pan juices during cooking.

Serve with a green salad
Note

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