Peri Peri Chicken Burger Recipe
A delicious and spicy peri peri chicken burger served with lettuce, tomato, red onion and smoked cheese and a stunningly simple spicy mayonnaise!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 891kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Small Chicken Breasts Around 150g each
For the Marinade:
- 15 g 6-7 Thai Birds Eye Chilli Peppers
- ½ Small Onion 50g
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- 2 tablespoon Malt Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Groundnut Oil
- 1 tablespoon Smoked Paprika
- ½ tablespoon Lime Juice
- 1 teaspoon Dried Basil
- 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- ½ teaspoon Dried Rosemary
- ½ teaspoon Salt
For the Burger:
- 4 tablespoon Mayonnaise
- 2 Burger Buns
- Lettuce Leaves
- 1 Tomato
- 2 Slices Smoked Cheese
- ½ Small Red Onion 50g
Instructions
- Butterfly the chicken breast to an even thickness of around 10-15mm (½") and place them in a sealable bag.
- Remove the stems from the chilli peppers and add them to a mini blender.
- Roughly chop the onion and place it in the blender.
- Peel the garlic cloves and add them to the blender.
- Add the remaining ingredients for the marinade to the blender and blitz to form a smooth paste.
- Remove 2 tablespoons of the marinade and mix it through the mayonnaise, cover with cling film and place in a fridge until you make the burgers.
- Add the remaining marinade to the chicken breasts. Massage the marinade into the chicken and place it in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- Heat a griddle pan over a medium-high heat and brush it lightly with a little neutral cooking oil.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade and place them in the pan, and cook for 6-8 minutes per side, or until the internal temperature reaches 73°C or 165°F.
- Slice the tomato and red onion.
- Remove the chicken and set them aside, and griddle the burger buns to pick up any residual flavour from the pan. This will take no longer than 90 seconds.
- Build your sandwich, I like to start with spicy Peri Peri mayonnaise on the base, followed by lettuce, a slice of tomato, and then the smoked cheese. Finally, add the chicken breast, more mayo and some red onion rings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 891kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 37g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 1280mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 24g
