Piri Piri Chicken with Sweet Potato Wedges & Corn

Name: Piri Piri Chicken with Sweet Potato Wedges & Corn
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1.6 kg whole chicken or 8-10 chicken thighs or 4-6 chicken breasts; 1.6 kg whole chicken or 8-10 chicken thighs or 4-6 chicken breasts; 1.6 kg whole chicken or 8-10 chicken thighs or 4-6 chicken breasts; 1 kg sweet potatoes, cut into wedges; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 4-6 corn on the cobs; 2 chillies, halved; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 jarred roasted red pepper; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika; 1 tsp hot smoked paprika; 1 tsp salt

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Anna's Family Kitchen

By Anna Stanford

Published 2022

About

Piri piri (or peri peri) has become rather ubiquitous in our national culinary psyche. The name itself refers to the African bird’s eye chilli which gives the marinade its heat. All cooked in one tray, this is a simple but flavourful crowd pleaser. This recipe provides different spice options to please everyone.

Ingredients

1.6 kg whole chicken or 8-10 chicken thighs or 4-6 chicken breasts

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°c fan.

According to how spicy you would like the piri piri sauce to be, remove the seeds from both chillies (for mild), from 1 chilli (for medium) or leave the seeds in both (for hot). Blitz all the sauce ingredients together in a blender until smooth.</