South African Chicken Food

PERI PERI AFRICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the paprika, chili powder, lemon juice, garlic, ginger and salt. Rub chicken with the mixture, place in a dish, and marinate for 3 hours.
• Preheat a grill for medium heat.
• Place chicken onto the grill and discard the marinade. Cook for about 30 minutes, turning occasionally, until the skin is slightly charred and juices run clear.

SLOW-COOKED SOUTH AFRICAN BBQ CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine all remaining ingredients except rice; pour over chicken. Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 8 hours (or on HIGH 5 hours).
• Serve over rice.

SOUTH AFRICAN CHUTNEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the onion, garlic and chilli for a few mins until softened. Stir in the chutney, Worcestershire sauce and mayonnaise. Taste and season.
• Arrange the chicken on a foil-lined baking tray and spoon over the chutney mixture. Roast the chicken in the oven for 40-45 mins until cooked through and sticky. Serve with a green salad.

DURBAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large Dutch oven or other heavy-duty pan, melt butter with vegetable oil over low heat. Add curry powder, coriander, ground cumin, whole cumin, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon sticks. Cook, stirring frequently until fragrant, about 1 minute. Be careful not to burn the spices.
• Turn heat to medium and add onion, ginger, and garlic. Cook, stirring often until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Turn heat to high and add chicken pieces. Cook, stirring to coat the pieces in the onion and spices very well, about 5 minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes and tomato puree, and give pot a good stir.
• Throw in diced potatoes, rutabaga, chicken stock, and curry leaves. Let simmer on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Adjust the seasoning with salt, if necessary. Serve garnished with coriander leaves and rice, if desired.

SOUTH AFRICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In large zipper-type bag, combine onions, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Add the chicken pieces and zip up the bag.
• Roll the chicken around in the bag to coat.
• Refrigerate over night to marinate.
• Remove chicken from the marinade and pour the marinade into the crockpot.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown the chicken pieces in a little olive oil.
• Transfer chicken to crockpot, putting the dark meat pieces on the bottom, white meat on top.
• Cover with lid and cook on low-setting for 4-6 hours, or until chicken is thoroughly done.
• When chicken is done, remove from crockpot and reserve, keeping warm.
• Transfer the remaining cooking juices and onions into a skillet and cook for about 10 minutes, or until reduced by half.
• Serve the chicken with brown rice and spoon the reduced sauce over everything.