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Kati-kati

Chicken grilled and marinated in lime, garlic, ginger and chilli, prepared in the style of street-side grills. It's very fragrant, slightly crisp, and is often eaten with cassava sticks or plantains.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Marinade

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Blend the garlic, ginger, chillies, and the lime juice and zest to a paste.
  2. Mix this paste with the oil, paprika, crumbled stock cube, salt and pepper.
  3. Coat the chicken pieces with the marinade and leave to rest for at least 2 hours in the fridge, or ideally overnight.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200 °C or heat a grill over medium heat.
  5. Arrange the chicken on a rack and cook for 35 to 40 minutes, turning occasionally, until the skin is golden and the flesh is cooked through.
  6. Serve very hot, with thinly sliced red onion and sides of your choice.

Variations and tips

Barbecue version. Grill the chicken over a medium-low barbecue for 30 to 35 minutes, watching the flames.

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