If you crave bold and bright flavours, these grilled Piri Piri Chicken Thighs are for you!
The chicken is marinated in a piri piri (peri peri) sauce, then is seared over charcoal and wood. Served with a spicy peach salsa, fingerling potatoes, an avocado crema and smoky blistered shishito peppers. So delicious!
Ingredients
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs
Piri Piri Sauce
- Red bell pepper
- Onion
- Cilantro leaves and tender stems
- Fresh oregano
- Smoked & spicy paprika
- Black pepper
- Salt
- Garlic
- Red Thai chilies
- Lemon juice
- Apple cider
- Olive oil
Peach Salsa
- Peaches
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Jalapeños
- Cilantro
- Lime juice
- Salt and pepper
- Hot sauce
See recipe card for quantites.
Instructions
Piri Piri Sauce
Combine everything in a food processor and blitz. Reserve ½ cup of the sauce, heat before serving.
Marinate the Chicken
In a resealable bag, combine the rest of the sauce and the boneless skinless chicken thighs. Marinate for 1 to 4 hours.
Peach Salsa
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and toss to coat. Chill until ready to serve.
Grill the Chicken
Preheat the grill to medium-high, about 425-450°F
Grill the chicken until lightly charred and the internal temperature reaches 165°F or more. Approximately 15 minutes.
Plate and Serve
Serve with a spiral drizzle of avocado crema on the plate, they place 4-5 fingerling potato halves (cut side down) then lay 2-3 chicken thighs on top of the potatoes. Add a spoonful of peach salsa, 4-5 blistered shishitos and serve with the reserved sauce on the side. Sprinkle with a good finishing salt and enjoy!
Watch how these grilled Piri Piri Chicken Thighs were made here.
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Cheers! James & Elaine
📖 Recipe
Grilled Piri Piri Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 12 boneless skinless chicken thighs
Piri Piri sauce
- 1 red bell pepper charred, skin removed
- 1 medium onion
- ½ cup cilantro leaves and tender stems
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon smoked & spicy paprika
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 large cloves garlic or 5-6 smaller
- 4 red Thai chilies or to taste
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons apple cider
- ¼ cup olive oil
Peach Salsa
- 2 ripe peaches diced
- ½ cup tomatoes seeded and diced
- ½ small red onion diced
- 2 small jalapeños diced. Control the amount of heat by removing some or all of the seeds and membrane.
- ½ cup cilantro finely chopped
- Juice of one lime
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce or to taste
Instructions
Piri Piri Sauce
- Combine everything in a food processor and blitz. Reserve ½ cup of the sauce, heat before serving.
Marinate the Chicken
- In a resealable bag, combine the rest of the sauce and the boneless skinless chicken thighs. Marinate for 1 to 4 hours.
Peach Salsa
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and toss to coat. Chill until ready to serve.
Grill the Chicken
- Preheat the grill to medium-high, about 425-450°F
- Grill the chicken until lightly charred on both sides and the internal temperature reaches 165°F or more. Approximately 15 minutes.
Plate and Serve
- Serve with a spiral drizzle of avocado crema on the plate, they place 4-5 fingerling potato halves (cut side down) then lay 2-3 chicken thighs on top of the potatoes. Add a spoonful of peach salsa, 4-5 blistered shishitos and serve with the reserved sauce on the side. Sprinkle with a good finishing salt and enjoy!
Rate this Recipe
- Last step! If you make this, please leave a review letting us know how it was!
Such a great sauce!
Thanks Shanley,
The sauce is packed with flavour, your taste buds will thank you! 😉
Have a fantastic day!
Elaine & James
Throw away your serving spoons. This will jump right out the mixing bowl and onto your plate.
This recipe just lends itself to so many dishes, the only thing you can run out of is choices. I paired this salsa with the Beef Smokies (Elote Style) and it emerged a clear cut winner. The sweetness of the peach along with the bite of the red onion is eased with the tomato and then wrangled with the jalapenos and wakened with the cilantro. what an explosion of flavor and I’m looking forward to trying it with the Piri Piri chicken…..sometime! This is such a great dish, it stands on its own with some chips for dipping.
Home run, all the way!!!
Thanks so much, Dave! That Peach Salsa pairing with the Beef Smokies sounds absolutely incredible; sweet, spicy, and smoky is always a winning combo. Definitely give it a go with the Piri Piri chicken next time, we think you’ll love it just as much. Cheers to great flavour!
Have a great night!
Elaine & James