Peri Peri style roast chicken with spicy rice

Marcus Bawdon shows us how to create that well-loved Peri Peri flavour using the Grillstream Chicken Roaster Accessory.
Ingredients:
- 1 large whole chicken
- 1 pack of Nando’s Dry Lemon & Herb or Barbecue Rub
- 1 onion
- 1 stick of celery
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 carrot
- 1 red and 1 green pepper
- 2tbsp rapeseed oil
- ½ pack Nando’s spicy barbecue seasoning
- 500g easy cook long grain rice
- 1 litre chicken stock
"It really is easy, and the results can be superb. You could make your own spices and peri peri sauce if you like, but I really like the Nando’s sauces and rubs you can get in the supermarket to make an authentic Nando’s Peri Peri chicken recipe, I wanted to cook up something that had a bit of BBQ theatre as well." - Marcus Bawdon.
Step 1:
Place the chicken on the chicken roaster throne and dust with the Nando’s Lemon & Herb dry rub.
Step 2:
Cook at 180°C on the BBQ over 2 burners on ¾ full with the lid on. If you are looking for crisped slightly charred skin, then heat to 74°C internal temperature (use an instant read probe thermometer).
Step 3:
Make up a pan of spicy rice, diced onion, garlic, carrots, celery and peppers softened in a spoonful of oil.
Step 4:
Add long grain rice and Nando’s BBQ rub seasoning, salt and pepper.
Step 5:
Add 1 litre chicken stock to cover and cook until the rice is soft around 15 to 20 minutes, topping up with boiling water if required).
Step 6:
Serve up all together on a nice big platter with a selection of your favourite Peri Peri sauces.
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