Historical Recipe Coronation Chicken

THE ORIGINAL CORONATION CHICKEN

The Original Coronation Chicken image

Make a British royal dish in just 10 minutes! Classic Coronation Chicken is super easy to prepare and great for sandwiches, salads and jacket potatoes!

Provided by Andrea Soranidis - The Petite Cook

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon white onion (or 1 shallot) (finely chopped)
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoon mild curry powder
1 teaspoon double-concentrated tomato paste
60 ml red wine
60 ml water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon brown sugar
200 g mayonnaise
125 g creme fraiche (or unsweetened whipped cream)
1 tablespoon dried apricots (finely chopped)
2 large skinless chicken breasts ((600 g or 6 cups) cooked and shredded or cut into chunks)
salt & pepper to taste
3 tablespoon toasted almond flakes ( (optional))

Steps:

Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-low heat.
Add in the onion, bay leaf and curry powder and gently cook for 2 minutes.
Add in the tomato paste, red wine and water and bring to a gentle boil.
Add in the lemon juice and a pinch of sugar, then season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.
Simmer for 2 minutes, until the sauce is slightly reduced, then remove from the heat. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve and allow it to cool.
In a large bowl mix together the prepared sauce with the mayonnaise, creme fraiche and finely chopped apricots.
Add in the cooked chicken breast, and mix gently all the ingredients together. Finally, add in toasted almond flakes if you using.
Serve the coronation chicken with a salad, rice or as a filling for jacket potatoes and sandwiches. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Carbohydrate 6 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 45 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 63 mg, Sodium 351 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 4 g, Calories 476 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

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