Nando’s Peri Peri Rooster Burger

October 24, 2024

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That is my copycat of the FAMOUS Nando’s Peri Peri Rooster Burger! A do-it-yourself Peri Peri Sauce does double obligation because the marinade for the Portuguese model grilled rooster and to make a tingly creamy Peri Peri “Perinaise” pink sauce. Wonderful for summer season BBQs!

Nando’s copycat Peri Peri Rooster Burgers

Nando’s is a world chain that’s recognized for the Portuguese model flame grilled rooster cooked with their well-known Peri Peri sauce. Right here in Australia, it has a cult following!

Since I created this copycat model, it’s been a favorite for out of doors BBQ gatherings, and for a lot of a number of years it was one in all my most requested recipes in my circles (till they tasted the Subsequent Large Factor!). The Peri Peri sauce is a chilli primarily based sauce which is available in a wide range of spice ranges, from very gentle to extremely popular. It’s full flavoured but contemporary, and I describe it as “a celebration in your mouth”.

It does triple obligation as a marinade for the rooster and two sauces for the burger: a creamy tingly pink Perinaise sauce (additionally a shameless Nando’s copycat) and utilizing it as a sauce as is. The mix of the creamy sauce with the contemporary Peri Peri sauce within the burger is a killer!

In regards to the copycat Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce

The do-it-yourself Nando’s Peri Peri sauce is a copycat that tastes remarkably just like the shop purchased model. However higher, as a result of it’s created from actual components!

It’s a mix of contemporary purple chillies, capsicum/bell pepper, garlic, vinegar, oil plus herbs and spices (paprika, oregano, onion, sugar, salt, pepper). A concoction I cobbled collectively after an inspection of the Nando’s bottle – minus components and different thriller components. 🙂

As for the making half? Simply blitz all the pieces collectively. It actually takes seconds!

Elements in Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce recipe

Right here’s what goes into my copy-cat Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce. For those who examine my recipe to the ingredient label of Nando’s Peri Peri sauce, you’ll discover that I don’t use precisely the identical components as a result of this can be a home-version copycat, meant to realize an identical flavour utilizing readily accessible components.

For instance, Nando’s makes use of a wide range of chillies (cayenne pepper, serrano and African Birds Eye chillis). I can’t think about making this sauce with out making it insanely spicy utilizing solely contemporary chillis, so I’ve used capsicum (bell pepper) as an alternative for spice-free pepper flavour, and added spiciness utilizing Birds Eye chillis. Don’t fear in case you can’t get these, it’s simple to substitute – see beneath.

Birds Eye chillis – These are frequent right here in Australia and are pretty spicy. Use 3 for a gentle Peri Peri sauce (that is what I exploit), 1 for barely noticeable, and 5 for additional spicy. Word: Keep in mind that the spiciness is diluted in the long run outcome via the cooking course of, addition of mayonnaise and bitter cream into the Perinaise Sauce. So I prefer to make my sauce just a little spicier than splendid as a result of I do know it’s not that spicy as soon as used within the burger.

Substitute with different contemporary chillies of alternative or dried chilli flakes (purple pepper flakes). Begin with much less, blitz, then you’ll be able to add extra later and blitz once more.
Capsicum / bell pepper – As famous above, this provides good contemporary pepper flavour into the Peri Peri sauce with out spiciness. Use a medium one – if it’s too massive, your sauce might find yourself too thick.
Garlic – It’s not Peri Peri Sauce with no good quantity of garlic in it!
Malt vinegar – This brown vinegar is created from ale, is much less sharp and has a hotter flavour than common white vinegar. Substitute with purple wine vinegar, white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
Oil – Any plain impartial flavoured oil is okay right here, like canola or vegetable oil, and even an olive oil.
Spices – Simply common on a regular basis spices! Onion, paprika and dried oregano. I like to make use of smoked paprika once I’ve received it for a contact of free additional smokey flavour. Nevertheless, I exploit common paprika in a pinch if I don’t have it.
Pink meals colouring (non-compulsory) – To offer it a purple color increase! Completely non-compulsory. I exploit pure purple meals colouring so I don’t maintain again utilizing colouring in meals. 🙂

Elements for Peri Peri Rooster Burgers

And right here’s what it is advisable to make the burgers.

Rooster breast or thigh fillets

Thigh fillets is the better choice as a result of you’ll be able to simply use them with out pounding as they’re a juicier lower of meat. For breast, I prefer to pound them so they’re extra even thickness so that they cook dinner via evenly. Makes a distinction for this lean lower!

Peri-naise (pink sauce!)

That is my copycat of the Nando’s Peri-Naise which is a Peri Peri creamy mayonnaise sauce. I feel Nando’s simply makes use of mayonnaise however I want to lighten it up a bit through the use of a mixture of bitter cream and mayonnaise, that approach I could be beneficiant with the quantity I exploit on my burgers and never really feel as responsible! (And belief me, it would be best to be beneficiant with this sauce, it’s a vital a part of the Peri Peri Burger expertise!).

The opposite burger issues

And lastly, to finish our Peri Peri Burgers, we simply want some delicate white rolls, lettuce and tomato. Any lettuce you’ve / can get is okay right here. I exploit butter lettuce (the beautiful delicate sort). Rocket and child spinach shall be nice too, although I’d in all probability keep away from utilizing chicory or different bitter lettuce varieties. If utilizing cos (romaine) or iceberg lettuce, think about shredding it.

make Nando’s Peri Peri Rooster Burgers

I pound rooster breast to make it even thickness so it cooks evenly, and it makes the meat extra tender. This makes an actual distinction right here as a result of breast is such a lean lower and vulnerable to drying out (although the marinade additionally helps entice juices).

As a result of thigh fillets are a juicier lower, I don’t pound them until they’re extraordinarily thick (ie make them a bit thinner) or if they don’t seem to be massive sufficient (pound to make a bigger footprint so they’re just a little bigger than the buns).

1. Pound and trim breast

Cowl the rooster breast with go-between, a freezer bag or double layer of cling wrap, to guard it from tearing whenever you pound.
Pound to 1cm / 0.4″ thickness utilizing a meat mallet or rollling pin.

Lower the rooster into burger-size items which can be just a little bigger than the buns. Consider 20% shrinkage!
Comparability or bun to rooster piece. 🙂

2. MAKING THE BURGERS

Peri Peri Sauce – Blitz all of the components till easy utilizing a stick blender, meals processor, or blender. It gained’t be fully easy, nevertheless it shouldn’t have exhausting lumps in it.
Peri-naise sauce – Use 3 tablespoons of the Peri Peri Sauce and blend it with the bitter cream and mayonnaise to make the Per-naise.

Marinade rooster – Then use 1/2 cup of the Peri Peri Sauce to marinade the rooster. Marinade for at the very least 3 hours, as much as 24 hours. (Even 48 hours is okay, I simply discover past 24 hours I don’t discover any distinction).
Cook dinner the rooster on the range or BBQ on medium warmth, or medium excessive in case your range is on the weaker facet. Don’t cook dinner it on too excessive a warmth else the marinade caught on the rooster will fully burn! We simply need some genuine flame-grilled chargrilled spots on the rooster, with out making it fully black.

Relaxation – As soon as cooked, relaxation the rooster for 3 to five minutes earlier than assembling the burger. This step permits the juices contained in the rooster to be re-absorbed into the meat fibres so you’ve pretty juicy rooster. Don’t skip this step!

Assemble burger – Right here’s my meeting order: Peri-naise slathered on the bottom, then high with lettuce, tomato and the rooster. Then I slather with extra Peri-naise and a heaping dollop of additional Peri Peri Sauce.
Eat! Pop the lid onto your burger then sink your tooth into it!

Wonderful for summer season gatherings

This Nando’s Peri Peri Burger was one in all my “go-to” recipes for gatherings throughout hotter months. I’d marinade enormous portions of rooster then fortunately let others volunteer to do the BBQ’ing whereas I did necessary hostessing duties like sipping wine and discussing the most effective worth hairdressers on the town with my associates.

As with all my “meals for a crowd”, I put these burgers out in a DIY scenario. Baskets of sentimental rolls, platters of lettuce and tomato slices with bowls of the Perinaise Sauce and Peri Peri Sauce on the facet. Then everybody builds their very own burgers. NO PLATES. Te he! Napkins solely! Don’t make me wash up! -Nagi x

PS Pictured in submit with a peek of do-it-yourself wedges. Boy, what a combo. And glorious for dipping into the Perinaise Sauce!

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