Peri-peri spatchcock chicken with apple-and-mint tzatziki

Peri-peri spatchcock chicken with apple-and-mint tzatziki

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  • 4
  • Easy
  • 20 minutes
  • 50 minutes
  • Iona Chardonnay 2015

Ingredients

  • For the peri-peri sauce:
  • 1 x 240 g packet Woolworths sundried tomato quarters
  • 2 T chilli flakes
  • 6 - 8 garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 T red wine vinegar
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 3 red birds-eye chillies
  • 1 free-range spatchcock chicken
  • 150 g butter
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 700 g baby potatoes, parboiled and crushed
  • Fresh basil, for serving
  • For the apple-and-mint tzatziki:
  • 1 - 2 green apples, sliced into matchsticks or grated
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 1 cup double-thick Greek yoghurt
  • 1 t mint, finely sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Blend all the ingredients for the per-peri sauce until smooth.

Carefully lift the skin of the chicken and spread a couple of tablespoons of the sauce underneath. Spread the remaining sauce on top of the the skin, dot with a few knobs of butter, season and roast on a tray with the baby tomatoes for 45 - 50 minutes.

Serve the chicken with the fresh basil and apple-and-mint tzatziki.

Cook's note: This is the kind of stand-by recipe you're going to want to make at least twice a month. You can also turn the sauce into a great addition to chicken livers or strips by adding a can of cherry tomatoes and a dash of cream and simmering for 20 minutes.

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Hannah Lewry Recipe by: Hannah Lewry
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