Portuguese Chicken Burgers
A commonly-known burger down-under in modern times. Originating from Bondi Beach in 1986, this recipe will generate at least 2 sweet-as burgers. Increase ingredients to create as many as you like.
Serve with shoe-string fries and garlic sauce, on-the-side (optional).
Making your own peri peri sauce is highly recommended - don’t worry its easy! Looking for the original Oporto Chilli Sauce? Appears to be no longer available by 250mL bottle.
Ingredients
- 500g chicken breast fillet
- peri peri sauce
create your own or use Oporto Chilli Sauce or Nando’s Hot PERi-PERi Sauce - burger buns
recommend large seeded commercial buns - Tip Top, Woolworths, Coles etc. - KewPie mayonaise
- iceburg lettuce, shredded
- sliced cheese
recommend two different kinds - e.g. gouda and swiss - olive oil
- pepper & salt (optional)
Method
- prepare your chosen peri peri sauce (if making your own)
- slice breast fillets into thinner pieces, then flatten using a mallet
- place the nicely created fillets into a mixing bowl, stir through a good wack of peri peri sauce; sprinkle in some salt & pepper if desired
(optional, recommended) place fillets in fridge for at least 1 hour to marinate
- grill or fry the fillets; the outside should char slightly with the marinate
- toast the buns using a grill or pan after spraying lightly with olive oil
ProTip: use the same surface as the fillets to add flavour - assemble the burgers!
Recommended Layering
- bun top
- mayo 2 (optional)
- cheese slice 2 (optional)
- peri peri sauce
- chicken fillets (single, double, triple etc.)
- shredded lettuce
- mayo 1
- cheese slice 1
- bun bottom