Portuguese Piri-Piri Roast Chicken Thighs
Chicken thighs bathed in a fiery piri-piri marinade and roasted until the skin blisters and crisps. Sticky, spicy and packed with garlic and lemon.
Ingredients
Serves 4- 8 bone-in chicken thighs
- 3 piri-piri chilies, minced
- 4 clove garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Blend piri-piri, garlic, paprika, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice and salt into a marinade.
- 2
Coat the chicken thighs and marinate at least 30 minutes.
- 3
Heat the oven to 425F and arrange the thighs skin-side up on a rack.
- 4
Roast for 30 to 35 minutes until the skin is crisp and blistered.
- 5
Brush with any reserved marinade halfway through for extra gloss.
- 6
Rest briefly and serve with lemon wedges.
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