Guinea-Bissau - Cafriela de Frango

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Cafriela de Frango is a type of spicy grilled chicken that involves marinating the chicken in a chile lemon marinade for a few hours then partially cooking it on the stove before finishing it up on the grill. And it is really really good!!!!

It has a great fresh taste that would make it part of a perfect summer meal!

I did make a couple of changes but they worked out!

I used 2 large Serrano peppers in the marinade instead of the 5 "hot chiles" in the ingredients list. The chiles in the photos of the recipe steps are tiny in comparison to the Serranos I had on hand so 5 giant Serranos would have been way too much. Serranos are the hottest pepper I can handle so, when a recipe calls for spicy peppers, I turn to them. And, thus far, they've worked in everything.

I did not finish the chicken on the grill. The weather was not conducive to grilling so I finished it in the air fryer. And it turned out great. The chicken (I used thighs) was cooked all the way through and the skin was flavorful and crispy. I'd do it again if grilling was not an option.

I wasn't really sure what to eat with the chicken so I ate it and the sauce over some leftover basmati rice with a side of tomatoes and I enjoyed it. A potato or macaroni salad might go well with it too. Or fries. Or anything that plays well with spicy lemony flavors.

I would definitely eat this again!