Peri-Peri Chicken with Grilled Dombolo Balls

When your flames meet your flava, the Taste of GFC is right in the middle 🔥
This Grain Field Chickens Peri-Peri Chicken with Dombolo is a celebration of Mzansi’s bold spirit — smoky, spicy, and full of heart. Perfect for Heritage Month or any weekend braai with friends and family 🇿🇦
And if you want to skip the marinating step (we won’t tell 👀), you can cheat a little by grabbing the GFC Marinated Portuguese Peri-Peri Spatchcock Chicken — it’s prepped, packed with flavour, and ready for the grid in minutes!

🧂 Ingredients

  • 1 x Grain Field Chickens whole chicken (butterflied)
  • 3 tbsp peri-peri sauce
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Magnifisan Maize Meal (for pap or dombolo balls)

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. Rub the GFC chicken with peri-peri sauce and lemon juice.
  2. Braai over medium coals for about 40 minutes, turning occasionally until cooked through.
  3. Prepare maize meal and shape into small dombolo or pap balls. Chill to set.
  4. Grill the balls on the braai grid until lightly crisped on the outside.

⏱️ Cooking Time

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes

🍽️ Serving Suggestions

  • Serve with chakalaka, coleslaw, or a side of creamy potato salad.
  • Drizzle extra peri-peri sauce for that real kick 🌶️
  • Pair with an ice-cold drink for the ultimate braai combo 🍻

💪 Nutritional Info (per serving)

Servings: 4
Calories: 530 kcal
Protein: 46 g
Fat: 26 g
Carbohydrates: 27 g