How to Make Nando's Peri Peri Chicken at Home — Habanero, Smoked Paprika & 6-Hour Marinade

A homemade take on Nando's famous peri peri chicken, featuring a blended sauce of habanero peppers, smoked paprika, garlic, red bell peppers, and red wine vinegar. The chicken is marinated for six hours, pre-grilled on a grill pan for color, then finished in a 450°F oven. Served with cassava and a side dipping sauce.

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🧾 Ingredients

  • 1Whole chicken or chicken cut in pieces
  • 22 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar
  • 32 tablespoons cayenne pepper
  • 42 tablespoons smoked paprika
  • 52 lemons
  • 62 tablespoons kosher salt (or to taste)
  • 72 habanero peppers (or red hot chili peppers)
  • 81/2 cup olive oil
  • 97 cloves garlic
  • 101 red or white onion
  • 112 red bell peppers
  • 121 tablespoon black pepper
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