Main Courses Recipes - Coronation Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 lemon

• 2.3kg/5lb chicken

• 1 onion (quartered)

• 1 carrot (quartered)

• 8 black peppercorns (crushed)

• 1 teaspoon salt 

For the sauce:

• 1 small onion (chopped)

• 15g/1/2oz butter

• 1 tablespoon curry paste

• 1 tablespoon tomato puree

• 125ml/4fl oz red wine

• Bay leaf

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• 2-3 teaspoons apricot jam

• 300ml/1/2pt mayonnaise

• 125ml/4fl oz whipping cream (whipped)

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Serves 8

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Method:

1. Put the lemon in the posterior of the chicken, then place the chicken in a saucepan that it just fits. Add the vegetables, peppercorns and salt to the pan.

2. Add sufficient water to come two-thirds of the way up the chicken, bring to the boil, then cover and cook gently for about 1 1/2 hours until the chicken juices run clear.

3. Transfer the chicken to a large bowl, pour the cooking liquid over it and leave to cool. When cold, skin and bone the chicken, then chop.

4. To make the sauce, take a flying pan and fry the onion in the butter until soft. Add the curry paste, tomato puree, wine, bay leaf and lemon juice, then cook for 10 minutes. Add the jam, then sieve and leave to cool.

5. Beat the mixture into the mayonnaise. Fold in the cream, then add seasoning to taste.