How To Make Chimichurri ‘Cued Chicken
Having a grilled party? Then this whole chicken recipe served with a side of spicy and herby Spanish chimichurri sauce is the perfect dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3wholechickens
- 1½tspblack pepper,freshly cracked
- 3tbsporange peel,dried
- 1½tbspchili powder
- 1tbspsea salt
For Chimichurri Sauce:
- 18clovesgarlic
- 9bay leaves
- 3poblano chilies
- 3serrano chilies
- 1½tbspsea salt
- 1cupfresh flat-leaf parsley,finely chopped
- ¾cupfresh oregano,finely chopped
- ¾cupfresh basil,finely chopped
- ¾cupsherry vinegar
- 1cupolive oil
Instructions
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Rub chicken pieces with pepper. In a small bowl or cup, stir together orange peel, chili powder, and salt. Rub mixture evenly over chicken pieces. Let chicken stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
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Prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill, or preheat a gas grill to high.
Chimichurri Sauce:
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Combine garlic, bay leaves, chilies, and salt in a mortar and grind with a pestle until smooth paste forms. Transfer to a bowl and stir in parsley, oregano, and basil.
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Whisk in vinegar and olive oil until well combined. Set aside at room temperature until serving.
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Arrange chicken on a platter and spoon chimichurri sauce on top.
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Serve and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, put ingredients in a blender along with 1 teaspoon or so vinegar, and process until a paste forms.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1252.77kcal
- Fat: 95.41g
- Saturated Fat: 23.28g
- Trans Fat: 0.44g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 47.90g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 17.64g
- Carbohydrates: 9.79g
- Fiber: 3.75g
- Sugar: 1.39g
- Protein: 85.55g
- Cholesterol: 337.50mg
- Sodium: 1266.09mg
- Calcium: 169.98mg
- Potassium: 1092.53mg
- Iron: 7.37mg
- Vitamin A: 261.82µg
- Vitamin C: 65.12mg
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