Peri Peri Chicken....South African

A delicious recipe featuring chicken simmered in a spice sauce of onions and lemons. The prep time is long because it has to be left to seat for at least 3 hours at some point.

Preparation time : 3hours

 Cooking time: 30minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

·        1 tbsp chilli powder

·        1 tsp cayenne pepper

·        Salt to taste

·        1 tbsp white vinegar

·        ½ white onion roughly chopped

·        1½ tsp minced garlic i.e. roughly 1 clove of garlic

·        ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

·        Juice from two medium sized lemons

·        ½ tsp ground black pepper

·        1tbsp paprika

·        1tsp ground oregano

·        ½ tsp ground ginger

·        4 pieces of boneless skinless chicken breast

Steps

1.     Mix all the ingredients listed, except the chicken, in a large bowl.

2.     Marinade the chicken with the resulting mixture making sure each piece is covered with the mixture.

3.     Cover the chicken mixture with plastic wrap and leave for at least 3 hours. I left mine overnight.

4.     Transfer the chicken out of the bowl and into a skillet or non stick pan and set the marinade aside.

5.     Cook the chicken for about 2 minutes until brown on both sides. The chicken will not be thoroughly cooked yet.

6.     Put the chicken into an oven safe pan, pour the marinade into the pan as well and spoon some over the chicken.

7.     Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

8.     Put the chicken into the preheated oven and let cook for 15 to 20minutes until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.

You can serve with rice or if you want to be super healthy, some salad on the side.