Portuguese Chicken in a Box

Prep Time:

4 hrs to marinade

Cook Time:

20 minutes

Surprise your family with this home version of a popular take-away!

Ingredients(4)

• 8 large skinless breast fillets cut in half diagonally, OR 16 skinless thighs
• Marinade:
• 125 ml water
•  40 ml SPAR Spirit Vinegar
•  50 ml SPAR lemon juice (or equivalent from freshly squeezed lemons)
• 1 small onion, grated
•  25 ml SPAR olive oil
•  3 large garlic cloves, crushed
•  3 ml salt
•  10ml SPAR honey
•   5 ml dried crushed chilli flakes (or fresh finely chopped)
•  2 ml each dried parsley, paprika and thyme

Method

1. Cut several deep slits into each chicken piece, and arrange snugly in a bowl.
2. Mix the marinade ingredients and pour over the chicken. Cover and chill for 2- 4 hours.  (Pre-heat oven for the potato wedges now if you are serving)
3. Braai or pan-grill for 20 minutes, turning often and brushing on leftover marinade until slightly charred.
4. Pack into boxes, including oven-baked SPAR potato wedges, a SPAR Freshline Portuguese roll, and your favourite raw salad ingredients.

Hints and Tips

• Chicken fillet strips are a quicker cooking finger-food option.
• You can still enjoy tasty chicken without including the fatty skin.