Peri-Peri Chicken Burger-style grilled chicken burger

Ingredients

Chicken

• 4 chicken breast fillets, butterflied to even thickness
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp peri-peri sauce

Peri-peri mayo

• 4 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp peri-peri sauce
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Burger

• 4 sesame-topped buns
• Lettuce
• Tomato slices
• Butter, for toasting

Method

1. Marinate. Toss chicken with olive oil, paprika, garlic, salt. Rest 15 minutes.
2. Peri-peri mayo. Whisk all ingredients together.
3. Cook. Heat a grill or pan over medium-high. Cook chicken 4–5 minutes per side until charred and cooked through. Brush with peri-peri sauce in the last minute.
4. Toast buns. Butter cut sides. Toast in a pan until golden.
5. Assemble. Bottom bun → peri-peri mayo → lettuce → chicken → tomato → top bun.

Tips

• Char-grilled chicken breast is the move. Way better than fried.
• Peri-peri mayo is the secret. Mix mayo + peri-peri sauce + lemon.
• Toast the bun with butter. Adds another layer of flavour.