COPYCAT Nando’s Peri Peri Chicken Burgers!

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Shameless copycat of Nando's famous Peri Peri Sauce which I use for Portuguese Chicken Burgers! Complete with the tingly creamy Perinaise pink burger sauce. Better than the real deal because there's no artificial flavours, this Peri Peri sauce is pure real food perfection. It's BURGER PERFECTION!! - N x ❤️
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Copycat Nando's Peri Peri Chicken Burgers

PERI PERI SAUCE/MARINADE – blitz:
1 – 3 birds eye red chilies, whole with seeds in (1 is very mild, 3 is mildly spicy)*
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 (sub red wine or white wine vinegar)
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, for legit colour)
PERINAISE – mix:
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

1. Pound breast to 1cm / 0.4” thick, trim slightly larger than buns. Marinade with ½ cup Peri Peri sauce for 3 – 24 hours. Cook breast 3 min each side, thighs 4 min, on medium / medium high on the stove or BBQ (adjust heat as needed so they don’t burn too much, some char is legit!)
2. Slather base with Perinaise, top with lettuce, tomato, then chicken. Top with more Perinaise and Peri Peri Sauce as well. Put lid on, sink your teeth in, enjoy!

1 = barely noticeable, 3 = mild (my favourite), 5 = extra hot! For other chillis, start with less, blitz, taste, add more if desired, blitz again. Can also use chilli flakes.