Braaied chermoula chicken with pea puree

Braaied chermoula chicken with pea puree

Keen for a unique tasting experience this Boxing Day? Try this chermoula chicken with pea puree, perfect for the braai.

PREP TIME 15 minutes | COOK TIME 35 minutes | SERVES 4 

INGREDIENTS 

• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ onion
• 1 red chilli
• 1 sprig fresh coriander
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1½ tbsp olive oil
• 8 chicken thigh fillets
• 100 g snow pea shoots

PEA PUREE 

• 500 g frozen baby peas, thawed
• 25 g butter
• ¾ cup sour cream

METHOD

ADD the garlic, onion, chilli, coriander, cumin, paprika and half the oil to a food processor and blend until almost smooth. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; add chicken, rub mixture all over chicken. Season.

COOK chicken on a heated, oiled grill plate (or braai), until browned on both sides and cooked through.

PEA PUREE 

STIR peas and butter in a medium pot, over medium heat, for 5 minutes or until peas are tender and butter is melted. Blend or process pea mixture with sour cream until smooth.

SERVE chicken with pea puree and snow pea tendrils; drizzle with remaining oil, sprinkle with pepper. 

FOOD TEAM TIP: Serve chicken with a side of roast potatoes, rice or salad if preferred.

Print Recipe

Barbecued chermoulla chicken with pea puree

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes – Cooking Time: 35 minutes – Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ onion
• 1 red chilli
• 1 sprig fresh coriander
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1½ tbsp olive oil
• 8 chicken thigh fillets
• 100 g snow pea shoots
• Pea puree
• 500 g frozen baby peas, thawed
• 25 g butter
• ¾ cup sour cream

Instructions

1

Add the garlic, onion, chilli, coriander, cumin, paprika and half the oil to a food processor and blend until almost smooth. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; add chicken, rub mixture all over chicken. Season.

2

Cook chicken on a heated, oiled grill plate (or grill), until browned on both sides and cooked through.

For the pea puree

3

Stir peas and butter in a medium pot, over medium heat, for 5 minutes or until peas are tender and butter is melted. Blend or process pea mixture with sour cream until smooth.

4

Serve chicken with pea puree and snow pea tendrils; drizzle with remaining oil, sprinkle with pepper. 

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Jezza-Rae Larsen

A food stylist and recipe developer, contributing to Food & Home and other esteemed magazines under Habari Media. I love for creating mouthwatering recipes, I bring culinary visions to life through my work.