Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Piri Piri Chicken is soul food with an African backbone. Those tiny bird's eye chillies made the trip from South America to Africa, got tangled up with Portuguese charcoal grilling, and came back home as one of the country's most iconic dishes.
This version skips the overnight marinade. Instead, the chicken gets a light salt cure, then builds its flavour on the grill, basted with a fresh piri piri sauce made from charred red pepper, chillies, garlic and lemon. The result is crisp, smoky skin with heat that layers instead of just burning through. Itβs the kind of cooking that feels like a conversation with history. Kenji sat by the barbecue the entire time, hoping for a scrap, but I held the line,this one was too good to share. I actually I caved and gave him some plain chicken. Give it a go.
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00:01 Intro
00:26 Walking by the beach to relax
03:22 - Recipe starts - The sauce
06:54 - Prep the chicken
07:14 - Dry brining
07:40 - Painting the chicken
08:03 - Grilling and smoking
09:45 Kenji treat then walk
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Piri Piri Chicken is soul food with an African backbone. Those tiny bird's eye chillies made the trip from South America to Africa, got tangled up with Portuguese charcoal grilling, and came back home as one of the country's most iconic dishes.
This version skips the overnight marinade. Instead, the chicken gets a light salt cure, then builds its flavour on the grill, basted with a fresh piri piri sauce made from charred red pepper, chillies, garlic and lemon. The result is crisp, smoky skin with heat that layers instead of just burning through. Itβs the kind of cooking that feels like a conversation with history. Kenji sat by the barbecue the entire time, hoping for a scrap, but I held the line,this one was too good to share. I actually I caved and gave him some plain chicken. Give it a go.
π Get this written recipe here: recipe30.com/piri-piri-chicken.html
π Curious about the knife I use in every video, including this one?
Grab it here: https://taski.store/products/kenji-7
π Check out my favourite kitchen tools (affiliate): amzn.to/4gjGmtz
π Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/recipe30
π Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/recipe30
00:01 Intro
00:26 Walking by the beach to relax
03:22 - Recipe starts - The sauce
06:54 - Prep the chicken
07:14 - Dry brining
07:40 - Painting the chicken
08:03 - Grilling and smoking
09:45 Kenji treat then walk
Want to mail me something?
Fan mail and products
MAILING ADDRESS:
RECIPE30
PO BOX 416
MOUNT MARTHA 3934
VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
