I grew up in Johannesburg, so South African food is my absolute favorite.
It’s actually influenced by the Portuguese settlers that sailed around the coast. They brought this little red bird’s eye chili back from India and turned it into what we now know as Peri-Peri sauce.
Peri-Peri can be mild, hot, or extra hot. I like it SPICY and I throw it on anything.
Burgers, chicken livers, fish, rotisserie chickens. I’m so addicted I could even eat it with ice cream.
This burger recipe is inspired by Nandos and their famous Perinaise. Now you can enjoy the flavors of my birthplace in your kitchen.
Enjoy this lekker (translation:- delicious) graze (translation: –food/meal)
xxx MM
Peri-peri Chicken Burgers
Ingredients
FOR THE BURGERS
- 12 boneless chicken thighs (you can also use the breasts)
- 6 sesame rolls
- 2 ripe tomatoes cut into slices
- 1 red onion cut into rings
- Butter lettuce leaves
FOR THE MARINADE
- 2–8 red birds eye chillis ***
- Juice of a lemon
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 large red pepper- coarsely chopped
- 2 TBS paprika
- 1 ½ TBS oregano
- 2 tsp coarse salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½– 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 4 bay leaves
FOR THE PERINAISE
- 1 cup creamy mayonnaise
- 4 TBS Nandos peri-peri sauce or sambal chilli paste
Instructions
Mix the ingredients for the Perinaise together and set it aside.
Place all the ingredients for the marinade, except the bay leaves, into a food processor or blender and puree into a paste. Place the marinade in a zip lock bag and add the bay leaves. Add the chicken and massage the marinade into the thighs. Marinade the chicken overnight. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature before grilling.
Turn the grill to medium heat.
Grill the thighs for 8 minutes then turn them over and grill for another 8 minutes. Check the chicken is cooked through.
Add the buns to the grill & cook for 30 seconds to warm.
ASSEMBLY
Place the bun on the plate, top with lettuce, 2 chicken thighs, tomato and onion slices, and the bun. Serve alongside French fries and Perinaise.
SERVES 6
Notes
*** A birds eye chilli is a really spicy red chilli common in South Africa. Using 3 will give you a mild marinade and 8 will be extra extra hot. If you cannot find them you can use 4- 10 Thai /serrano chillis depending on how hot you like it
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