As many of you know, my primary meat focus is Pork, with beef running a very close second. However both of these can run a fairly high price, and are not regularly available in take out format. So chicken oftern becomes a fixture...but I dont quite have the metabolism to process KFC on a regular basis.
My friend the chef always talks about grabbing take out on the way home. Actually, as far as I know he does not cook at home but rather lives exclusively by eating out (specifically I figure he is financially supporting the Rushton. But other then that he talks about the local portuguese chicken joint that he stops in at on a regular basis.
Growing up where I did it is shocking that there was never a regular "Portuguese Chicken Joint" aka churrasqueira that was busy. Most of the ones in town were fly by night operations that never lasted for more then a few years (except this one dodgy one that I never actually saw anyone leave with food from.) My significant other suggested the reason for this is that likely everyone was just doing it in their own style at home, which would explain the regular good smell of charcoal grilling that would drift around the neighborhood on a weekend evening.
So I felt the need to find my own "chicken place" and I will tell you it was not easy, the first two we looked to go to were both closed down...and then the other one we drove by didnt have a turning lane. But eventually we found one in Aurora that had a good reputation--it is no solidly our go to take out place. For a price comparable to two 1/4 chicken dinners at Swiss Chalet we got a whole bbq chicken (portioned) with a great piri piri sauce, sauteed veg, browned parisien potatoes and a killer caesar salad with what was clearly a home made dressing FULL of anchovies and garlic. All and all a great meal for what we paid.
I am planning on grilling my portuguese associates in the next day or two to find the home made "moms" recipe for piri piri sauce and will report back asap.
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