Recipes Savoury Dishes

Spicy Chicken

This spicy chicken recipe is bound to impress.

Conversions

intermediate

SERVES 10

PREP TIME 30 mins

COOK TIME 40 mins

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 22 - 24 chicken pieces
  • ¼ cup oil

Spice

  • ¼ cup Huletts Yellow Sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp chilli powder
  • 2 ½ Tbsp salt flakes
  • 1 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp smoked paprika

Sauce

  • 250 ml tomato sauce
  • 60 ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 72 g butter
  • 1 Tbsp liquid smoke (optional)
  • 60 ml red wine or brown vinegar
  • 4 Tbsp homemade BBQ spice mix

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
  2. Generously rub each piece of chicken with oil.
  3. In a bowl, combine all the spice ingredients (makes 96 g) and season each piece of chicken. Set aside and allow to marinade whilst preparing the sauce.
  4. Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer over low to medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
  5. Place the seasoned chicken on a foil-lined baking tray and bake for 20 minutes.
  6. Remove the chicken from the oven, generously brush with the sauce, and return for 10 minutes. Turn the chicken over, brush with remaining sauce, and return for 10 minutes until cooked through and browned.
  7. Remove the chicken from the oven and serve with accompanying sides.

Top tips

Spice & Sauce Mix Tips

The spice and sauce mix can be used in various ways: 

  • It can be used to make chicken skewers or a chicken stir fry
  • It can be added to yoghurt and mayonnaise to make a chicken casserole 
  • It can be used to season minced/ground meat to create homemade meatballs 

Reviews

You cooked that meal to perfection.

30 December 2024

You did a great job

Jane Bogosi

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Conversion Table

Cups Tablespoons Grams
Butter 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g
Flour/Sifted 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 30g/27g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 40g/35g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 60g/55g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 50g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 65g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 100g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 45g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 60g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 90g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 180g
Water 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 114g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g