Oven grilled peri-peri turkey drumsticks
A popular sauce with influence from Portugal and South African cultures. Typical in grilling chicken but peri-peri turkey takes it up a notch
Ingredients
- 3 birds eye chilli
- 2 garlic clove
- 1 onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lime
- 5 g parsley
- 2 turkey thigh
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Chop and put the onions and red bell pepper into a blender or food processor, together with the garlic, birds eye chilli and parsley.
- Pour in the olive oil, the juice of one lime and its zest. Blend all together into a paste.
- Pour the blended sauce into a jar or container.
- Place the turkey drumsticks on a plate or tray, season with salt and pepper. Pour a tablespoon of the sauce each on the turkey. Using a brush, slather the sauce into each piece or rub it in with your fingers.
- Wrap the turkey in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge to marinate for 1 hour.
- Transfer the turkey to a baking dish and place it in a preheated oven.
- Grill for 1 hour. Whilst it's cooking, occasionally baste the turkey with its own juice. Also, slather an extra tablespoon of peri-peri sauce on the turkey. Grill for a further 30 minutes.
- Once cooked, turn the oven off and let the turkey rest for a few minutes, then serve with a side of extra peri-peri sauce and enjoy.
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Notes
Store the jar of peri-peri sauce in a refrigerator for later. It can be used in cooking other dishes or as a condiment.
Nutrition
Calories: 326kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1181mgPotassium: 499mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2740IUVitamin C: 191mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg
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