image of barbequed chicken
image of barbequed chicken

Barbecued Chicken Brazilian Style

By Eat Food Love Food

September 22, 2016

The best marinade yet!

This marinade is simple to make and adds real flavour to the chicken.

 

Ingredients

900 g Boneless chicken thigh (skin-on if possible)

2 Lemon zest and juice

1 tbsp Smoked paprika

1 tbsp Mild piri-piri sauce

2 tbsp Soft brown sugar

3 Clove of garlic crushed

3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp Coriander, finely chopped

Directions

1Mix together all the ingredients, season chicken and coat thoroughly, add more oil as needed to cover chicken. Refrigerate until using.

2To cook: Remove chicken from marinade place on medium grill until thoroughly cooked. If you are barbecuing a temperature probe is advisable. The chicken should be 75C at the meatiest part.

Some recipes will tell you to marinade for 2 to 3 hours that is not nearly enough time to impart real flavour. 12 hours is good 24 hours is better.

Brazil because of the climate has a barbecue tradition - you can cook this on a barbecue or if it’s the depth of winter you can cook on the grill

The best meat to use is boneless chicken thighs.

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