In honour
of our new baby Princess, I am revisiting Coronation
Chicken.
This was a
dish especially created for the Queen's coronation 60 years ago. It is thought that the dish was also inspired
by Jubilee chicken – a dish that was done for the Silver Jubilee of George the
5th.
Of course,
I took a number of liberties with the ingredients. But it turned out quite well – although I
think it would normally be a deeper yellow colour. I should have added a bit of turmeric to it.
My
ingredients for Coronation Chicken:
Diced
cooked chicken (leftover roast chicken in my case, although you could specially
poach some breast for it0
A small
onion, finely diced
Curry paste
or powder to taste (not Thai curry – Indian)
A little
squirt of tomato puree
A
tablespoon full of red wine – I used pinot noir
A small
amount of chicken stock – be careful to add this toward the end so that the
sauce doesn't get too liquidy. (And
watch out for the salt content in stock and adjust the addition of extra salt,
if any, to allow for it)
1 bay leaf
(fish it out before serving)
Salt and
pepper – I think white pepper is best for this
Juice of up
to ½ a lemon
Mayonnaise
– as much or as little as you want – I didn't want too sloppy a sauce
2 to 3
spoonfuls of apricot jam or rehydrated chopped dried apricots
Spoonful of
whipped cream, or in my case crème fraiche (not whipped)
A couple of
spoonfuls of toasted almonds – if you are toasting them yourself, like I did,
watch them like a hawk - I burnt the first lot.
½ teaspoon
of hot chilli jam (definitely not authentic but a great ingredient to give
things a bit of a kick)
Mix all
this together and let it sit covered in the fridge for a few hours for the flavours
to meld. You could eat it straight away
but it will improve if you give it a bit of sitting time.
Serve as a
lunch dish or you can even put it into sandwiches.
I think that sounds delicious. Bet it would be better after a few hours - those flavors. Yum! And perfect for a new little princess!
ReplyDeleteSounds quite nice. Do they serve it on toast points?
ReplyDeleteHi Carole,
ReplyDeleteYour Coronation Chicken looks wonderful! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week.
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Miz Helen