
Peri Peri Chicken
Recipe
Intro
After eating at Nando’s a few times I was inspired to create my own Peri Peri chicken. I threw some ingredients together and it somehow seemed to work and taste even better!
‘Peri peri’ is used within several African languages and it means ‘pepper, pepper’ and also refers to the sauces made using pepper. Peri Peri chicken originated from Africa and the flavours are now enjoyed all over the world.
In my recipe I cook the chicken on a hot cast iron grill to help crisp up the skin and give the chicken a smokey flavour and then transfer it to a pre-heated oven to cook it.

Prep Time
15 Min

Cook Time
50 Min

Serving
3
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What you need
- 3 chicken legs with cuts
- 1 big red chilli (these are the fat ones)
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp Encona very hot pepper sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp white wine vinegar
- Nando’s medium peri peri sauce to brush the chicken once cooked
Getting it done
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Step-1
Add all the ingredients to a blended except the chicken and blend to make a sauce
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Step-2
Mix the chicken in the marinade and leave overnight.
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Step-3
Heat up a griddle pan until it’s really hot.
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Step-4
Place the chicken skin side down on the hot griddle pan and cook for 3-4 mins on a medium heat until skin is crispy and brown
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Step-5
Turn over and cook the other side like this too
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Step-6
Brush over some of the marinade on the chicken
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Step-7
Place the griddle pan in the oven with the chicken in and cook for 40-45 mins on gas mark 7
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Step-8
Remove from the oven and brush over some Nando’s peri peri sauce
Tips
- Serve with fries, curly fries, rice and salad.
- You can reduce the hot pepper sauce if you don’t want it too hot or increase it if you’d like it hotter. But the balance in my recipe is just right.
- Cooking chicken with skin on keeps the chicken moist.
- Cooking the chicken in the griddle pan first helps crisp the skin and keep the juices locked in.
- If you don’t have a griddle pan, you can use a frying pan and then transfer it to an ovenproof dish when cooking it in the oven.
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Looking for a quick meal to cook in this heat? This is perfect in hot weather like today! It’s takes around 20 mins to make and it’s perfect served with some grilled chicken or fish and salad.
Cous cous recipe:
1. First dissolve 1 chicken or veg stock cube in 700ml of water. Set aside.
2. In a pot add a little oil & sauté 2 chopped spring onions & 1 chopped red pepper for few mins until soft.
3. Next, add 300g couscous, 1 tbsp pepper paste, 1 tbsp tomato purée, 3-4 tbsp peri peri medium sauce (I use the @aldiuk brand), 1/2 tsp turmeric powder - mix everything together until combined.
4. Pour over the stock, cover and leave to cook in the stock for 12-15 mins with the heat turned off. After 15 mins remove the lid & fluff up the couscous using a fork.
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Chocolate cupcakes 🧁
⭐ COMING SOON ⭐
Piping nozzles, cupcakes boxes, piping bags, cake boxes will soon be available to buy from our website!!
Cupcakes:
160g caster sugar
160g unsalted butter/stork margarine
160g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 eggs
100 ml milk
Icing:
125g unsalted butter
250g icing sugar
3 tbsp cocoa powder
150ml double cream
What you need to do:
1. Preheat the oven to 160° and line a muffin tin with cupcake cases.
2. Add the butter & sugar to a mixing bowl & mix together until it is soft, creamy and pale in colour. This should be done on a high speed and for 4-5 mins. If using butter, ensure it is at room temperature.
3. Next, add the eggs, flour, cocoa powder & baking powder. Beat together until everything is combined.
4. Pour in the milk whilst still blending and mix until fully combined. Try not to overbeat. Once the batter is mixed and comes together stop mixing.
5. Add a little batter into each cupcake case (the cupcake case should be 3/4 full).
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes
7. Place the cupcakes onto a wire rack to cool
Icing:
1. Ensure the butter is at room temperature so it is soft but not melted.
2. Place the butter into a mixing bowl and beat for 4-5 mins on a high speed and the butter is creamy and pale in colour
3. Sift in the icing sugar and the cocoa powder and beat until everything is well combined. This should take around 3-4 minutes.
4. Slowly pour in the cream and continue beating until everything is well combined and the icing is light and airy.
5. Take a piping bag and cut the end off (approx 1cm) and place a piping nozzle into it. Spoon the icing into the bag and push the icing down to the bottom ensuring there are no air bubbles. Twist the piping bag and pipe the icing onto each cupcake.
Enjoy!
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Everything we ate and drank @coventgardenldn & @sevendialsmkt on our trip yesterday…
1. Uzbek chicken & beef manty (dumplings) @oshpaz - loved these and preferred the chicken ones
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3. The classic apple crumble and custard @humblecrumble - this was so good!!
4. Sweet treats @elan_cafe
5. Who remembered dip dabs?!!
6. Cheesy chips & chicken bites @shakeshackuk - the chicken bites were very juicy and tender!
7. Pomodoro pasta @mezzo_isf - pasta was Al dente - if you’re desi and like you’re pasta well cooked then you may not like it!
8. Bakery @onsu looked amazing but we were too full at this point to eat more 👀
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Here’s a cake I baked yesterday for my nephew’s 13th birthday. It’s a vanilla sponge cake with vanilla buttercream and strawberry jam filling.
Sponge recipe:
225g stork/cake margarine
225g caster sugar
225g self raising flour
4 large eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
100ml milk
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4. Split the cake batter between the two sandwich tins and bake for 25-30 mins.
5. To test the cake is cooked use a skewer to poke the cake in the middle - if it comes out clean then it’s fully cooked. If it doesn’t then bake for another 5 mins and test again.
Vanilla buttercream:
250g unsalted butter at room temperature
500g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1. Place the butter into a bowl and beat for 3-4 mins until the butter turns a pale white colour.
2. Sift in the icing sugar, add the vanilla extract and carefully beat on a low speed so that the icing sugar doesn’t go everywhere. Once it’s combined with the butter beat for 5 mins on full speed. Use a spatula in between beating to scrape the sides to make sure the butter and the icing sugar is combined well.
Use the buttercream for filling the cake and to decorate.
Are you a vanilla cake fan or chocolate cake fan?
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Ingredients:
500g penne pasta cooked according to packet instructions
1 medium onion chopped
4 cloves of garlic chopped
1 tin of plum tomatoes
2 tbs tomato purée
1 tsp salt
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground white pepper
3-4 heaped tbsp creme fraiche
200 ml of pasta water (from when you are boiling the pasta)
Handful Parmesan/pecorino cheese for garnishing
Basil leaves
Sriracha sauce
Olive oil
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Method:
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1. Bring a pot of water to the boil, add the pasta and cook. Whilst the pasta is cooking save a cup of pasta water and set aside.
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat some oil in a separate pot and sauté the onion for a few minutes.
3. Add the chopped garlic and sauté for a few seconds.
4. Next add the tomato purée, mix and fry for 4-5 mins until the tomato purée is cooked well.
5. Add the tinned tomatoes, mix and cook for a few mins.
6. Add the basil leaves, sugar, salt & white pepper.
7. Using a masher, mash the tomatoes, mix and cook for 10-12 minutes over a low heat with the lid on stirring every now and then.
8. Remove the lid and the oil should start to separate, the tomatoes should be well cooked and you now have a delicious sauce.
9. Now add the creme fraiche, mix and cook for 4-5 minutes.
10. Add the pasta to the sauce along with the pasta water, mix and serve with some grated cheese and a drizzle of sriracha sauce.
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Serve with a salad, garlic bread and corn on the cob.
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Whipped cream recipe;
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Once they’re made you can freeze them, pop them in bags once frozen & bake as you need them. Before baking brush with some whisked egg and bake for 25 minutes on 200°C.
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