Portuguese Chicken Burger

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

  1. prepare your chosen peri peri sauce (if making your own)
  2. slice breast fillets into thinner pieces, then flatten using a mallet
    Flattened Chicken Fillets
  3. 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
    Marinate Chicken Fillets Peri Peri
  4. grill or fry the fillets; the outside should char slightly with the marinate
    Grilled Chicken Fillets
  5. 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
  6. assemble the burgers!
    Portuguese Chicken Burger
  • 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