Portuguese Piri Piri Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon angostura bitters
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, to taste
• 1 dried hot red chili pepper
• 1 fresh chili pepper (such as jalapeno)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 lbs whole chicken breasts, with skin and bone

Recipe

• 1 combine the lime juice, vinegar, paprika, bitters and hot pepper sauce in a glass baking dish.
• 2 wearing kitchen gloves, split the dried chili with a sharp paring knife and remove the seeds.
• 3 do the same with the jalapeno pepper.
• 4 mash the peppers with the garlic into a smooth paste using a mortar or an electric spice grinder.
• 5 add the paste to the lime mixture in the baking dish and combine.
• 6 toss the chicken pieces and swish them in the marinade until they are completely coated.
• 7 cover and let marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• 8 remove the chicken from the marinade and grill or broil until cooked through and burnished, about 20 minutes on each side.
• 9 baste frequently with the marinade.
• 10 if the chicken looks like it is beginning to burn, move it farther away from the heat source.
• 11 serve hot with chilled orange sections and plenty of napkins.