Nando's Peri Peri Chicken Burgers

Name: Nando's Peri Peri Chicken Burgers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Peri Peri Sauce/Marinade:; 1 – 3 birds eye red chilies (1 is very mild, 3 is mildly spicy) (Note 1); 1 medium red capsicum / bell pepper , roughly cut into 1.5cm / 1/2" pieces; 5 garlic cloves , peeled, whole; 3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil , or other plain flavoured oil; 4 tbsp malt vinegar (Note 2); 2 tbsp smoked paprika (substitute regular / sweet paprika); 1 tbsp dried oregano; 2 tsp onion powder (substitute garlic powder); 1 1/2 tsp white sugar; 1 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 3 drops red food colouring (optional, Note 3); Perinaise:; 3 tbsp Peri Peri Sauce (above); 1/2 cup whole egg mayonnaise (or other mayonnaise); 1/4 cup sour cream (or yoghurt); Burgers:; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 chicken breasts or chicken thigh fillets , skinless boneless (each large enough for a burger); 4 soft rolls , split and lightly toasted (if desired); 2 tomatoes , sliced; Lettuce of choice

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Prep Time

15m

Cook Time

15m

Total Time

30m

Nandos Chicken Burger

Per Peri Chicken

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Ingredients

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Nutrition Facts

Ingredients

(Servings: 4)

1 – 3 birds eye red chilies (1 is very mild, 3 is mildly spicy) (Note 1)

1 medium red capsicum / bell pepper , roughly cut into 1.5cm / 1/2" pieces

5 garlic cloves , peeled, whole

3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil , or other plain flavoured oil

4 tbsp malt vinegar (Note 2)

2 tbsp smoked paprika (substitute regular / sweet paprika)

1 tbsp dried oregano

2 tsp onion powder (substitute garlic powder)

1 1/2 tsp white sugar

1 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt

3 drops red food colouring (optional, Note 3)

3 tbsp Peri Peri Sauce (above)

1/2 cup whole egg mayonnaise (or other mayonnaise)

1/4 cup sour cream (or yoghurt)

4 chicken breasts or chicken thigh fillets , skinless boneless (each large enough for a burger)

4 soft rolls , split and lightly toasted (if desired)

Nutrition Facts

Calories

491kcal

24%
Fat

36g

1%
Saturated Fat

9g

0%
Carbohydrates

28g

1%
Fiber

2g

0%
Sugar

5g

0%
Protein

28g

1%
Cholesterol

385mg

19%
Sodium

1,280mg

64%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Notes

1. Spiciness – Use the whole Birds Eye chillies, with the seeds. 1 is barely noticeable in the assembled burger, 3 chillies is on the low end of mildly spicy. If you like spicy, I’d go up to 5. You can always start with less, taste the sauce then add more chilli and blitz. (Remember, spiciness is diluted in finished burger).

Best substitute – Thai chillies, followed by red pepper flakes / chilli flakes (start with less, blitz, taste, repeat as needed).

2. Malt vinegar – Brown vinegar made from ale, nuttier and less sharp than most vinegars. Substitute with red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar.

3. Red food colouring – For legit looking Peri Peri red sauce. Entirely optional!

Leftovers – Cooked chicken will keep for 3 to 4 days in the fridge. Peri Peri sauce will keep for 3 to 4 days (or freeze 3 months), and the pink sauce will keep for at least a week.

Nutrition per burger, assuming half the pink sauce is used (average usage) and 1/2 of the Per Peri sauce is leftover too (use it for dipping, pour over veg, dollop on scrambled eggs, spread like pesto on sandwiches. SO GOOD!).

Nando's Peri Peri Chicken Burgers

Ingredients

Peri Peri Sauce/marinade

Perinaise

Burgers

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Notes

Nutrition Facts