Dare to be different for your next Sunday roast and try your hand at our spicy Portuguese chicken recipe. This paste is quite hot, so use fewer chillies if you prefer less heat. Wear rubber gloves if rubbing the sauce on by hand!
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Method
1.Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Put the peppers in a roasting tin, drizzle with olive oil and season. Roast for 20-25 minutes until starting to char and soften. Remove and turn the oven down to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4.
2.Put the roasted peppers into a food processor with the rest of the paste ingredients and whizz to a pulp. Put the chicken into a medium roasting tin that’s not too deep and not too snug – there needs to be plenty of space. Thoroughly coat the chicken in the paste. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and roast for 1 hour 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and piping hot throughout.
3.To serve, joint the chicken, legs first then the breasts. Scatter generously with fresh mint, squeeze over lemon wedges and serve with rice or crisp potatoes..
Ingredients
Whole roasting chicken
Fresh mint leaves, lemon wedges and steamed rice or chips to serve