Peri Peri Chicken: Authentic Grilled or Oven-Roasted - Chef YoYo

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (approx. 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs), spatchcocked (or butterflied)
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) Olive Oil, for brushing before cooking
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 12–15 fresh Piri Piri chillies (or 5-6 fresh African Bird’s Eye chillies)
• 6 large cloves (approx. 30g) fresh garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper (approx. 200g), roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) fresh lemon juice (approx. 3 lemons)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) white wine vinegar (or cider vinegar)
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) good quality olive oil (plus extra for blending)
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried oregano
• 1 tsp (5 ml) dried thyme
• 2 tsp (10g) flaky sea salt (or 1.5 tsp table salt)
• 1 tsp (5g) brown sugar