Bondi Portugese Chicken Burger
This mouthwatering spicy Portuguese chicken burger recipe is a copycat of the one created at a Bondi Beach charcoal chicken shop in Sydney.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 4chicken breast fillets
- 2dried habanero chiles (chopped and seeds discarded)
- 2lemons (juiced)
- 2teaspoons ginger (minced)
- 6tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2teaspoons paprika
- 4cloves garlic (minced or pressed)
- ½teaspoon sugar
- 1teaspoon dried chili flakes
- 1cup all-purpose flour (for dredging)
- 1teaspoon sea salt
- 4hamburger buns
- 4tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4leafs romaine lettuce
- 4slices provolone cheese
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
In a metal mixing bowl , combine the chopped habanero chiles, lemon juice, ginger, vegetable oil, paprika, garlic, sugar, and chile flakes. Stir quickly to bind the oil and lemon juice.Step 3
Spoon half of the sauce into a separate bowl and set aside for later.Step 4
Add the chicken breast fillets to the remaining chile sauce and stir well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.Step 5
Mix together the flour and salt. Remove the chicken breasts from the chile sauce and shake off any excess. Lightly dredge the breasts, one at a time, in the flour-salt mixture.Step 6
Once you're ready to cook the chicken, heat a medium-sized nonstick pan with a little vegetable or canola oil. Pan-fry the chicken breasts for several minutes on each side until cooked through—the internal temperature will register 165 F.Step 7
Spread mayonnaise on the hamburger buns. Line the bottom of the bun with romaine lettuce, add a chicken breast, provolone cheese, and then spoon on some of the remaining chile sauce. Serve immediately with a fresh green salad to cool the palate.Step 8
Enjoy.