A traditional Portuguese dish, this chicken is marinated in Piri Piri sauce (aka Peri Peri or Pili Pili sauce). This bright and spicy sauce is made from the African Birds’ Eye Chile, garlic and lemon juice, and can be mildly or wildly spicy. If you like spicy, go ahead and buy the “hot” variety, otherwise stick to “medium”. Since most of the sauce is in the marinade, and then grilled, the intensity is lessened, as compared to the sauce on its’ own. I used Nando’s Peri Peri, which is awesome!
Additional equipment needed: a medium-sized (about 8 x 11 x 1 1/4) Aluminum pan, to catch drippings from the marinade while grilling.
To spatchcock a chicken, Martha Stewart’s step-by-step guide is a good way to learn. Even though spatchcocking is not difficult, if I buy my chicken at a butcher counter, I usually ask them to do it.
Find it online: https://hummingbirdthyme.com/piri-piri-chicken/