Instant Pot piri piri chicken
Our shameless ripoff of the international takeaway favorite.
Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- pinch kosher salt
- pinch cayenne pepper powder
- pinch smoked paprika
- Piri piri sauce
Directions
Prepare piri piri sauce according to recipe.
Add 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 6-7 pieces) and 1 1/3 cup piri piri sauce to an airtight container -- I like a plastic bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours, turning once or twice to distribute the sauce. The chicken should absorb most of the marinade.
Remove the chicken to an Instant Pot and add 1/4 cup water. Set the Instant Pot to manual mode and high pressure. Cook at high pressure for 7 minutes, then wait 10 minutes before opening the release valve.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a cast iron pan until it is very hot and begins to smoke (about 425F in the center). Add the chicken pieces to the pan. Brush the chicken with additional piri piri sauce. Sprinkle with salt, and if you like your chicken spicier, with smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Brown the chicken for about 90 seconds on each side, then remove and serve.
For boneless skinless chicken breasts, follow the same process but set time on Instant Pot to 5 minutes. For bone-in dark meat chicken pieces, set time to 10 minutes. For bone-in chicken breasts, set time to 15 minutes.
Serve with piri piri mayonnaise described in piri piri sauce recipe. If hung over, serve with a very large portion of chips.
