Piri Piri Chicken burgers

serves 4

Ingredients:

For the burgers

* 4 buns
* 600g Chicken breast
* 2 tomatoes
* 8 slices of cucumber
* lettuce
* 4 slices of cheese
* 1 tablespoon castor sugar
* 2 tablespoons balsemic vinegar
* 2 tablespoon olive oil
* piri piri herbs (see http://emiliosbistro.blogspot.nl/2017/06/piri-piri-chicken.html )
* juice of one lemon
* 1 large onion
* 4 tablespoons yogonaise

For the sweet potato oven baked fries:

* 4 medium sized sweet potatoes
* 2 Tablespoons corn starch
* 1 Tablespoons olive oil
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
* Salt (to taste)

Preparation:

Peel the potatoes and cut them in 1 cm fries. Put them in a bowl with water for 1 hour.

Now beat the chicken with a meat hammer or anything similar until evenly round. Now put the herbs in a bowl and mix with lemon juice and a bit of olive oil. In this recipe I used one tablespoon. Now mix your chicken with the marinade and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 220 C.

Now we will prepare some caramelized onions. Heat up 1 tablespoon of oil and add the onion. Stir fry for a few minutes and then add the sugar. Stir fry for one more minute and then put the vinegar, turn the heat to low and let it simmer until the liquid is gone. Set aside.

Rinse and dry the fries. Now mix them in a bowl with cornstarch and add the oil. Toss them over again to evenly distribute the oil. Now add the rest of the herbs except for the salt and give them one good mix. Place the fries on a baking tray in the oven, evenly distributed and not too close together. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

Now heat up a grill pan and put the chicken once it is hot. Cook thoroughly on each side, until you are satisfied.

Now the fries should be done. Flip them all over and bake for another 10 - 15 minutes more, or until crisp.

Open the buns and grill each side until it gets a bit crisp, but still soft.
Now put one spoon of yogonaise on each burger, followed by lettuce, onions, chicken, cheese, tomatoes, cucumber, and the top of the bun.

Serve with the fries and possibly a nice soda!

Enjoy!

Mike & Leda

Piri Piri Chicken

Serves 4

Ingredients:

* 4 Chicken breasts of 150 gram each

* 1 Spoon paprika powder

* 1 Spoon smoked paprika powder

* 1 Spoon onion powder

* 1 Spoon garlic powder

* 1 Spoon ginger powder

* 1 Spoon cardamom powder

* 1 Spoon oregano

* 1 Spoon salt

* 1/2 Spoon piri piri chili, or cayenne powder

* Olive oil 

* Optional: Lime or lemon juice

Preparation:

Mix all the herbs in a bowl and put in a jar for future use.
Take the chicken breast and cover with the piri piri herbs, olive oil, and optionally some lime or lemon juice. Put in the grill for 20-30 minutes, turning them halfway.

I served it with a summerish salad consisting of:

* Corn
* Cucumber

* Cherry tomatoes

* Kidney beans

* Spring onion

* Sweet pointy paprika 

* Mango

Eating it with fries is also an option, but rice goes well too.

Enjoy your meal!

Mike & Leda