Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 in Chicken Recipes

Portuguese Barbecue Chicken

Serve this delicious Portuguese barbecue chicken (frango de churrasco) with a pasta salad, olives and chopped pickles.
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Portuguese Barbecue Chicken

Preparation time 25 min
Cooking Time 25 min
Ready In 50 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings6

Ingredients

Chicken6 chicken legs6 chicken thighs6 cloves of garlic, should be peeled and wholeSalt (to taste)Red hot pepper sauce (pimenta moida), (to taste)Sauce:4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed1/2 a beer1 tablespoon of lard or butter1/2 chicken bouillon cube2 teaspoons of piri piri sauce
Chicken6 chicken legs6 chicken thighs6 cloves of garlic, should be peeled and wholeSalt (to taste)Red hot pepper sauce (pimenta moida), (to taste)Sauce:4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed1/2 a beer1 tablespoon of lard or butter1/2 chicken bouillon cube2 teaspoons of piri piri sauce
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Preparation

  1. The chicken should be seasoned 1 or 2 days beforehand with the garlic cloves, salt and red hot pepper sauce.
  2. On the day of the barbecue, while the coals are burning, prepare the sauce.
  3. In a small pan, place all the ingredients mentioned above for the sauce and bring to a boil.
  4. Once the coal is ready, place the chicken pieces on the grill.
  5. Once in a while, turn the chicken and brush it with the sauce (brush the chicken with the sauce whenever you turn it).
  6. Once roasted, serve it with a pasta salad, olives and chopped pickles.

Recipe & Photo Credit: receitasdeportugal.com

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