Oven roasted peri peri chicken and potatoes

Oven roasted peri peri chicken and potatoes

Peri peri (“pili pili” in Swahili) simply translates to “pepper pepper,” but this traditionally grilled chicken dish has much more flavor than heat. It may have been made globally famous by South African and Portuguese restaurants, but peri peri chicken can trace its origins to Mozambique, which was once a Portuguese colony. As its popularity grew across South Africa and Portugal, so did the variations. In this version, chicken thighs are marina…