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bukujutsu Apr 24, 2012 12:32 PM

Dino's Chicken Recipe Possibly Found

For those of you not familiar with the LA area restaurants:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/dinos-chicken-and-burgers-los-angeles

Mind blowing chicken and fries. Just need to know what's in the marinade.

In a discussion about this chicken, someone added the following:

"Here's a clue I can offer you. The chicken and fries were very much like the portugese chicken and fries I'd had in Montreal on a visit. Just spicier. But same type of marinade, same style of serving it over fries."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_piri#Piri_piri_sauce

Piri-piri sauce (used as a seasoning or marinade) is Portuguese in origin and "especially prevalent in Angola, Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa".[6] It is made from crushed chillies, citrus peel, onion, garlic, pepper, salt, lemon juice, bay leaves, paprika, pimiento, basil, oregano, and tarragon.[7

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That combination sounds damn good, but I can't find a good recipe, although I did find this:

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/7056/...

Anyone want to try making this and telling us whether it tastes similar, if you've tried Dino's, or just amazing.

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    bukujutsu Apr 24, 2012 05:47 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jidprg...

    We have an image of the tub of sauce in this video.

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      happybaker Apr 24, 2012 08:32 PM

      OMG - I cannot believe (but can) "He got stabbed and wanted to go back to work the next day."

      Awesome chicken. And awesome daughters - amazing strong women!

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        zzDan Apr 28, 2012 11:14 AM

        Very nice video of Dino and his daughters

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        happybaker Apr 24, 2012 04:20 PM

        Here's a video (bless you tube!) of the place I went to in Montreal. You can see, the chicken looks very similar and the sauce is used as a marinade and, fresh sauce applied as topping.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPjz1d...

        Dino's was spicier and had more vinegar - but very close.

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          zzDan Apr 24, 2012 03:44 PM

          http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/da...

          Grilled Chicken Piri Piri

          Ingredients

          5 lemons, zested and juiced, plus 2 lemons sliced into wedges, for garnish
          1 head garlic cloves, peeled
          4 red peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
          10 chili peppers like Fresno or serrano
          4 cups fresh parsley leaves
          3 tablespoons paprika
          1 cup red wine vinegar
          2 cups olive oil
          Salt and freshly ground black pepper
          7 whole chickens, each cut into 6 pieces

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