Chicken Espetada. The Portuguese term for food that's cooked on skewers, espetada hails from the island of Madeira. In this chicken espetada recipe, the meat gets a flavor boost from a bold marinade that includes red wine vinegar, red onion, garlic and bay leaves. Chicken thighs marinated in peri-peri sauce and grilled until juicy and tender.

All kinds of meat and fish can be used. Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card. The Portuguese term for food that's cooked on skewers, espetada hails from the island of Madeira. You can cook Chicken Espetada using 28 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Espetada

You need 1 of chicken breast.
Prepare 1 of tomato medium.
Prepare 1 of capsicum medium.
It's 1 of onion medium.
It's of Oil for grilling.
You need of For Chicken Marinade.
You need 2 tsp of soya sauce.
Prepare 1 tsp of black pepper (freshly ground).
You need 1 tsp of honey.
You need 1 tsp of habanero sauce.
It's 2 tsp of oil.
You need 1 tsp of ginger paste.
Prepare 1 tsp of garlic paste.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
You need of For Glaze.
It's 1 tsp of soya sauce.
You need 1 tsp of honey.
You need 1 tsp of crushed red chillies.
Prepare 1 tsp of sriracha sauce.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
Prepare of For Wedges.
Prepare 1 of potato large.
You need of Oil for frying.
It's of For Coleslaw.
Prepare 1 of cabbage small.
Prepare 1/4 cup of mayonnaise.
You need 1/2 cup of cream.
You need 1/2 tbsp of sugar.

It's traditionally prepared with beef, pork or seafood, although chicken is also an option. It's traditionally prepared with beef, pork or seafood, although chicken is also an option. Espetada Chicken is a famous Nandos recipes in whcih chicken and vegetables thread on skewer and it serves with rice. If you have any question about this Espetada Chicken recipe then you can ask by using comment box and we will clarify your confusion.

Chicken Espetada instructions

Wash and cut the chicken breast into 1 inch thick pieces, or cubes..
Prepare marinade by mixing all ingredients in a large bowl. Add chicken and mix well. Leave aside and cover for 30 minutes..
Wash veggies. Cut the tomato, onion, and capsicum, into medium sized cubes..
Prepare coleslaw. Wash the cabbage and slice it in half. Now, shred the cabbage in a semi circular motion to create threads..
In a bowl, mix mayonnaise and cream. Whip with a fork until smooth. Add sugar. Whip until smooth..
Add the cabbage in and mix. Place bowl in fridge, and take out just before serving..
Heat a grill pan. Brush oil on it with a brush. Lay down the chicken pieces and let them grill for about 2 mins on each side..
Prepare glaze by mixing all ingredients in nicely. Brush the glaze onto the chicken pieces generously..
Flip the chicken pieces. Brush with glaze on the other side. Let it grill for 2 minutes..
Prepare wedges. Wash and peel the potato. Slice it in half. The slice semi circle wedges from each half..
Put wedges in a sieve and run cold water over them. Shake dry..
Heat oil in a wok. Fry the wedges until golden brown..
Remove chicken from grill. Add veggies in the bowl of the remaining glaze, then place on grill pan..
Grill veggies until some of the skin is blackened. Remove the charred layer by peeling..
Pierce the chicken pieces and the veggies alternately on a skewer. Hang onto the espetada stand..
Place the wedges on the bottom of the stand. Remove coleslaw from fridge and serve in a small dish..
Serve with choice of sauce. Enjoy resturant style dish in the comfort of your own home!.

Chicken thighs marinated in peri-peri sauce and grilled until juicy and tender. This Chicken Espetada is the perfect, easy recipe to cook peri peri chicken espetada on the grill. Espetada is a Portuguese dish where food is cooked on skewers. All kinds of meat and fish can be used. Chicken Espetada Recipe is one of the recipes from Portuguese cuisine, the word "Espetada" means skewered, and In India, we call this type of recipes as kebabs.