Cumberland Sauce For Chicken Recipes

BAKED IMPERIAL CHICKEN WITH CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Dip chicken in melted butter.
• Mix next 3 ingredients together.
• Roll chicken in mixture and place in shallow baking dish and refrigerate.
• When ready to cook, bring to room temperature and dot with butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or less.
• For cumberland sauce: Combine ingredients and simmer until smooth.
• Serve over chicken and rice.

CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Blanch the rind in boiling water.
• Combine jelly, wine, juice, mustard, and ginger (reserve 3 tbs of the orange juice) and bring to a boil.
• Combine cornstarch with reserved juice and add to boiling mixture.
• Add lemon, cayenne, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Strain the sauce and add the blanched orange rind.

CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Put a saucepan of water on to boil. Pare the zest of the orange and lemon, taking as little of the white pith as possible, then cut into long fine shreds. Drop into the boiling water and leave to simmer for 5 minutes to soften them and remove any bitterness. Drain.
• Put the jelly, mustard and port into a saucepan and stir, then whisk, over a low heat until smoothly amalgamated. Bring up to the boil; add the blanched orange and lemon zest, the ginger and a little salt and freshly ground black pepper. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Pour into a serving jug or bowl, and then leave to cool.