Portugues Piri Piri Chicken & Veggies

[Willy]

So I used my imported Piri Piri with African Birds Eye Chili Pepper and boneless skinless thighs today, this is how it went.
Thighs dry rubbed with the Piri Piri and in the fridge for a few hours



Made a basting sauce for the Chix with 1/4 cup EVOO, !/3 cup chicken broth, half a stick of butter, four cloves garlic diced, 3 TBSP of Piri Piri Spice, some fresh Oregano and Cilantro from the garden into a pot and simmered for about 15 minutes and set aside. Juice of half a lemon squeezed in at the end.




Made a basting sauce for the veggies with 1/4 cup EVOO, 1/4 cup Champagne Vinegar, kosher and fresh ground along with the zest of one lemon and Crushed Red Pepper



Fresh Jersey Gus cut back and the stalk ends peeled, Eggplant sliced and all doused well



Chix on the OTG over Lump, basted three times



Corn roasted, then the veggies




Thank God winter is over



The flavor of the Piri Piri is incredible, the plate

[HighOnSmoke]

Another fantastic cook Bill! Mouthwatering!

[drholly]

Never tried Piri - would be interested to hear how it tastes. But, that cook and final plate - YIKES that looks good! The bastes sound delicious as well. Thanks for the post!

[Pappymn]

No idea what piri is, but the plate looks awesome

[hikerman]

Beautiful cook Willy! 

[Willy]

Never tried Piri - would be interested to hear how it tastes. But, that cook and final plate - YIKES that looks good! The bastes sound delicious as well. Thanks for the post!

DrHolly, Piri Piri is a traditional spice combo used all over Portugal and a lot of Spain. It is a combo spice but the main ingredient that separates from all others is the use of African Birds Eye Chili's. The heat factor is slightly less than Jalapeno's but it's main attraction is a very earthy warmth I have never experienced in any other Chili Pepper. If you go to Portugal it is used in many dishes but the Chicken is the most well known throughout Europe. In America there is an attempt to replace the Birds Eye with other Chili's but it does not taste any where near the same. After much searching I ended up buying it directly from a Portuguese supplier and waiting three weeks for delivery. It was very much worth it. When you use it during cooking it fills your home with an aroma that is quite pleasing to say the least.
This is the link I used to finally get it

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007PSVHMU/tvwb-20

[drholly]

Never tried Piri - would be interested to hear how it tastes. But, that cook and final plate - YIKES that looks good! The bastes sound delicious as well. Thanks for the post!

DrHolly, Piri Piri is a traditional spice combo used all over Portugal and a lot of Spain. It is a combo spice but the main ingredient that separates from all others is the use of African Birds Eye Chili's. The heat factor is slightly less than Jalapeno's but it's main attraction is a very earthy warmth I have never experienced in any other Chili Pepper. If you go to Portugal it is used in many dishes but the Chicken is the most well known throughout Europe. In America there is an attempt to replace the Birds Eye with other Chili's but it does not taste any where near the same. After much searching I ended up buying it directly from a Portuguese supplier and waiting three weeks for delivery. It was very much worth it. When you use it during cooking it fills your home with an aroma that is quite pleasing to say the least.
This is the link I used to finally get it

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007PSVHMU/tvwb-20

Willy, thank you for that. Actually, I have been to Portugal and Spain, and likely had this without really knowing it. I loved the meals we had there (we don't go to resorts - but to little towns / villages.) I ordered some from Amazon and am looking forward to trying it myself. Thank you for the tip!

[sliding_billy]

That is some pretty looking grub.

[akruckus]

Nice looking meal.  I just picked up some fresh Jersey Asparagus for our mother's day meal and it was some of the best I have had in a long time.

[CDN Smoker]

Looks awesome thank you for sharing

[Scallywag]

Great looking cook! I'm ordering some Piri Piri

[drholly]

My Piri Piri sauce arrived - took a quick taste.... that is good! Instantly I thought of eggs, sausage, potatoes, and tortillas - breakfast tomorrow. Thank you for the tip, Willy!

[ACW3]

I don't know how I missed this one.  I want to try this recipe.  Bookmarked.  I'll get some Piri Piri the next time I go by the spice stores.

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