Galinha à Africana Portuguese Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• To make the piri piri sauce, put the peppers, dried and fresh chillies, red wine vinegar, garlic, paprika and coriander into a food processor. Add enough olive oil to make a loose paste.
• Spread the piri piri over the chicken and marinate overnight.
• Set the BBQ or griddle pan to hot and cook chicken both sides until crispy and brown.
• While cooking, heat the remaining marinade in a small saucepan to use as additional sauce.
• Sprinkle with chopped fresh coriander and serve with lemon wedges, extra sauce and crusty bread.

Steps:

• At least 10 hours before serving place chicken pieces in a large locking plastic bag.
• Add vinegar, salt,minced peppers (I use Hawaiian Tabasco peppers, but you can use any medium hot pepper like jalapeno, serrano, or bottled yellow hot peppers),and minced garlic to the bag.
• Seal the bag and mix well. Place bag in the refrigerator on a flat surface. Marinate, turning every 2-4 hours to season well. Marinate for 4-8 hours or overnight.
• Three hours before serving, Heat oil in a heavy dutch oven; brown chicken pieces on all sides.
• Add water, bay leaf, and cracked peppercorns. Reduce heat and simmer for one hour until chicken is tender. Add more water if needed to keep chicken from sticking.
• Pork: Cut pork butt into one inch cubes. Add enough water to just cover the meat. Simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hours until meat is tender. During last 1/2 hour of cooking, add peeled and quartered potatoes and cover with meat juices.
• Fish: Use a firm fleshed fish Iike tuna steak. After marinating fish, saute fish in oil until done, about 3-4 minutes on a side, be careful not to overcook. Season to taste. Omit last part of recipe.