Coronation Chicken Recipe

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

?Coronation chicken is a dish of chicken in a mayonnaise-based sauce, originally created to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. The dish typically includes curry powder, grapes, and celery, and is served either cold or at room temperature.

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time15 minsCook Time55 minsTotal Time1 hr 10 mins
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 2.30 chicken
 2 onion(s)
 1 carrot(s)
 15 butter
 5 curry paste
 15 tomato puree
 120 red wine
 1 lemon
 300 mayonnaise
 120 cream
 15 apricot jam
 1 bay leaf
 and ground pepper to taste
 2 sprigs of watercress


1

1. Select a saucepan into which the chicken will fit. Cut the lemon in half and stuff into the chicken cavity. Place the chicken into the saucepan and add the bouquet garni, vegetables and season with the salt and pepper.

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2. Fill the saucepan with water until it covers 2/3 of the chicken and then bring to the boil. Cover and cook the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, until the chicken's juices run clear. 3. Once the chicken is cooked, transfer to a large bowl and cover with the liquid from the saucepan. Once the chicken has cooled, skin and bone the chicken. Then cut into small pieces.

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4. The sauce is made by quartering the onion and frying in some butter until it's softened. Then add the tomato puree, wine., bayleaf, curry paste and lemon juice and cook for 10 minutes. Add the jam and sieve the sauce. Allow to cool.

4

5. Beat the mayonnaise into the sauce and fold in the cream. Squeeze the lemon juice from the remaining lemon half and stir in the chicken.

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6. Garnish with a sprig of watercress.

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Cooking time 2 hours.

CategoryCuisine

Ingredients

 2.30 chicken
 2 onion(s)
 1 carrot(s)
 15 butter
 5 curry paste
 15 tomato puree
 120 red wine
 1 lemon
 300 mayonnaise
 120 cream
 15 apricot jam
 1 bay leaf
 and ground pepper to taste
 2 sprigs of watercress

Directions

1

1. Select a saucepan into which the chicken will fit. Cut the lemon in half and stuff into the chicken cavity. Place the chicken into the saucepan and add the bouquet garni, vegetables and season with the salt and pepper.

2

2. Fill the saucepan with water until it covers 2/3 of the chicken and then bring to the boil. Cover and cook the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, until the chicken's juices run clear. 3. Once the chicken is cooked, transfer to a large bowl and cover with the liquid from the saucepan. Once the chicken has cooled, skin and bone the chicken. Then cut into small pieces.

3

4. The sauce is made by quartering the onion and frying in some butter until it's softened. Then add the tomato puree, wine., bayleaf, curry paste and lemon juice and cook for 10 minutes. Add the jam and sieve the sauce. Allow to cool.

4

5. Beat the mayonnaise into the sauce and fold in the cream. Squeeze the lemon juice from the remaining lemon half and stir in the chicken.

5

6. Garnish with a sprig of watercress.

6

Cooking time 2 hours.

Coronation Chicken Recipe

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