Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken

Dreamer in Ontario's Note:

I love churrasqueira chicken and have been looking for a recipe to make it myself. I found this on Breakfast Television Toronto's web site. They got the recipe from Roasty Chicken Churrasqueira which is in the town of Maple just north of Toronto. A friend told me that she's used this sauce for fish and shrimp, too. I've tried it on shrimp and it's wonderful. Simply marinate the shrimp for an hour and then drain the shrimp, discard the sauce and grill the shrimp on the barbie.

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cup

• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic , minced
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chili flakes

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk together.
2. Brush on chicken before barbecuing (or baking in oven).

Reviews

[Mia #3]

Hi greetings from Portugal. Gave this a try as I like things pretty spicy, I just added 3 garlic cloves and grinded them with sea salt, then added too the rest of the ingredients. Its was perfect. You can come and B.Q. at my house anytime, just as long as you brings the sauce, and don't forget the garlic!!! LOL LOL! Thanks for posting this receipe.

[mary winecoff]

What a great SPICY sauce to brush onto chicken. We really enjoyed this. Made for ZWT7

[Dr. Jenny]

This recipe was nice and spicy and the flavors really came through on the chicken. We grilled a whole chicken, basting it in this marinade. It is hot, which we like, so if you like things less spicy, you may wish to adjust ingredient amounts. As rusticgirl suggested, we used red wine vinegar. Thanks for posting. Made for ZWT7