BUTTERFLIED PORTUGUESE CHICKEN
Lockdown day #129🇿🇦 Roast Portuguese flattie chicken with creamy potato bake and Asian coleslaw.
Enjoy this quick and easy meal with lemon mayonnaise if prefered.
- 15 ml olive oil
- 1 tablespoon crushed chillies
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- fresh oregano chopped
- 1 tablepspoon paprika
- 80 ml olive oil
- 10 ml red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon barbecue spice
- 2 kg whole chicken
- Sauce:
- 8 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 15 ml lemon juice
Preheat gas oven at 180°C.
Combine the crushed chillies, garlic salt, oregano paprika, olive oil, red wine vinegar and barbecue spice together in a small bowl. Set 125 ml of the sauce aside.
Using kitchen scissors, cut down either side of chickens backbone. Place chicken breast side up and press down on breastbone to flatten it. Place in a roasting pan. Rub the chicken with 125 ml of the sauce.
Roast for 1 hour 30 mins, brushing with the remaining sauce occasionally, until golden and cooked though.
Add mayonnaise to a small bowl and beat in the lemon juice one teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency and flavour.
Serve chicken with chips and lemon mayonnaise.
Recipe posted by: Alta De Wet
Photo: Elsabie Templeton
