This Weber Grills recipe brings big flavor to the table. 🔥 Chef Matt Abdoo shows how to make Peruvian-inspired spatchcock chicken with crispy skin, juicy meat, and a bright, garlicky aji verde sauce. Cooking the chicken flat helps it cook faster and more evenly. Fire up your Weber and give this one a try! 🙌
Peruvian Grilled Chicken & Aji Verde
Serves: 2–4
Marinate: 1 hour to overnight
Cook: 30–40 minutes
Chicken
1 whole chicken (4–5 lb.)
ÂĽ cup olive oil
ÂĽ cup lime juice
1 Tbsp. granulated garlic
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. each sweet paprika, Hatch chile powder, black pepper, cumin, oregano and sugar
Aji Verde
3 jalapeños, seeded and chopped
1½ cups cilantro
1 cup mayonnaise
3 garlic cloves
Juice and zest of 1 lime
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. white vinegar
1 Tbsp. honey
½ tsp. kosher salt
Directions
1. Remove the chicken’s backbone with kitchen shears. Turn breast-side up and press firmly on the breastbone until flat.
2. Whisk the chicken marinade ingredien...
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