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🍽️ Simple Piri-Piri Chicken

501 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
  2. 2. Peel the onions and cut them into quarters.
  3. 3. Place the onion pieces in a large ovenproof dish.
  4. 4. Pierce the chilies several times with a fork.
  5. 5. Add the chilies to the dish.
  6. 6. Cut the garlic bulb in half crosswise.
  7. 7. Add harissa, paprika powder, a pinch of sea salt, black pepper, 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the dish.
  8. 8. Cut the chicken along the backbone so it can lie flat.
  9. 9. Place the chicken in the dish.
  10. 10. Rub the marinade thoroughly into the meat.
  11. 11. Place the chicken breast-side up on the oven rack.
  12. 12. After 30 minutes, remove the onions from the oven.
  13. 13. Baste the chicken with the cooking juices.
  14. 14. Mix the potato wedges.
  15. 15. Place the potatoes under the chicken for the remaining 30 minutes.
  16. 16. Halve the chilies.
  17. 17. Remove the seeds from the chilies.
  18. 18. Squeeze half of the garlic cloves out of their skins.
  19. 19. Blend the chilies and garlic in a mixer together with the onions, the cooking liquid, half of the mint leaves, and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar until smooth.
  20. 20. Add a splash of water if necessary.
  21. 21. Season the sauce carefully to taste.
  22. 22. Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining mint leaves, the rest of the roasted garlic, and the potatoes.

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