Nando’s Peri Peri Hen Burger

October 24, 2024

18

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

Nando’s copycat Peri Peri Hen Burgers

Nando’s is a worldwide chain that’s recognized for the Portuguese fashion flame grilled hen 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 certainly one of my most requested recipes in my circles (till they tasted the Subsequent Huge Factor!). The Peri Peri sauce is a chilli based mostly sauce which is available in quite a lot of spice ranges, from very delicate to highly regarded. It’s full flavoured but contemporary, and I describe it as “a celebration in your mouth”.

It does triple responsibility as a marinade for the hen 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 mixture 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 much like the shop purchased model. However higher, as a result of it’s produced from actual elements!

It’s a mix of contemporary crimson 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 elements. 🙂

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

Substances in Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce recipe

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

For instance, Nando’s makes use of quite a lot 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 straightforward to substitute – see under.

Birds Eye chillis – These are widespread right here in Australia and are pretty spicy. Use 3 for a gentle Peri Peri sauce (that is what I take advantage of), 1 for barely noticeable, and 5 for additional spicy. Observe: 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 a bit of spicier than supreme 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 (crimson pepper flakes). Begin with much less, blitz, then you possibly can 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 large, your sauce might find yourself too thick.
Garlic – It’s not Peri Peri Sauce and not using a good quantity of garlic in it!
Malt vinegar – This brown vinegar is produced from ale, is much less sharp and has a hotter flavour than common white vinegar. Substitute with crimson wine vinegar, white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
Oil – Any plain impartial flavoured oil is ok 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 after I’ve received it for a contact of free additional smokey flavour. Nonetheless, I take advantage of common paprika in a pinch if I don’t have it.
Crimson meals colouring (non-obligatory) – To present it a crimson color enhance! Totally non-obligatory. I take advantage of pure crimson meals colouring so I don’t maintain again utilizing colouring in meals. 🙂

Substances for Peri Peri Hen Burgers

And right here’s what it’s essential make the burgers.

Hen breast or thigh fillets

Thigh fillets is the better choice as a result of you possibly can 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 in order that they prepare 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 favor to lighten it up a bit by utilizing a mixture of bitter cream and mayonnaise, that method I will be beneficiant with the quantity I take advantage of 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 necessary a part of the Peri Peri Burger expertise!).

The opposite burger issues

And lastly, to finish our Peri Peri Burgers, we simply want some tender white rolls, lettuce and tomato. Any lettuce you’ve gotten / can get is ok right here. I take advantage of butter lettuce (the stunning tender sort). Rocket and child spinach can be nice too, although I’d most likely keep away from utilizing chicory or different bitter lettuce varieties. If utilizing cos (romaine) or iceberg lettuce, contemplate shredding it.

Find out how to make Nando’s Peri Peri Hen Burgers

I pound hen 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 liable to drying out (although the marinade additionally helps lure juices).

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

1. Pound and trim breast

Cowl the hen 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.

Minimize the hen into burger-size items which might be a bit of bigger than the buns. Consider 20% shrinkage!
Comparability or bun to hen piece. 🙂

2. MAKING THE BURGERS

Peri Peri Sauce – Blitz all of the elements till clean utilizing a stick blender, meals processor, or blender. It gained’t be utterly clean, but it surely shouldn’t have arduous 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 hen – Then use 1/2 cup of the Peri Peri Sauce to marinade the hen. Marinade for at the least 3 hours, as much as 24 hours. (Even 48 hours is ok, I simply discover past 24 hours I don’t discover any distinction).
Prepare dinner the hen on the range or BBQ on medium warmth, or medium excessive in case your range is on the weaker aspect. Don’t prepare dinner it on too excessive a warmth else the marinade caught on the hen will utterly burn! We simply need some genuine flame-grilled chargrilled spots on the hen, with out making it utterly black.

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

Assemble burger – Right here’s my meeting order: Peri-naise slathered on the bottom, then prime with lettuce, tomato and the hen. 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 enamel into it!

Wonderful for summer time gatherings

This Nando’s Peri Peri Burger was certainly one of my “go-to” recipes for gatherings throughout hotter months. I’d marinade large portions of hen then fortunately let others volunteer to do the BBQ’ing whereas I did essential hostessing duties like sipping wine and discussing the very best worth hairdressers on the town with my mates.

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

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

Watch the best way to make it

Hungry for extra? Subscribe to my publication and comply with alongside on Fb, Pinterest and Instagram for the entire newest updates.

Nando’s Peri Peri Hen Burger

Nando’s copycat Peri Peri Hen Burgers

In regards to the copycat Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce

Substances in Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce recipe