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Coronation Chicken
Coronation Chicken is a traditional British recipe for a classic sandwich filling or salad topping of chicken boiled with vegetables and herbs where the chicken meat is chopped and served in a mayonnaise sauce with cream, curry paste, tomato puree, red wine, onion and apricot jam. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Coronation Chicken.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
80 minutes
Total Time:
100 minutes
Additional Time:
(+2 hours cooling)
Serves:
6
Rating: 
Tags : Spice RecipesChicken RecipesBritish Recipes
This is a classic cold chicken sandwich filling but also makes an excellent topping for salads or even a main meal with pitta bread or served on a bed of rice.
Method:
Stuff the lemon half into the chicken's cavity then place this in a pot large enough to hold it comfortably. Add in the vegetables, bouquet garni and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper then add enough water so that it comes 2/3 the way up the side of the chicken. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer then cover the pan and cook the chicken for about 100 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the thickest part of the breast or thigh is pierced with a skewer.
Once the chicken has cooked transfer to a large bowl, cover with the liquid from the saucepan and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cold remove the chicken from the liquid, remove the skin and take the flesh off the bones. Cut the meat into cubes and set aside.
Take the quartered onion and fry in a little butter until softened. Add the tomato purée, wine, bay leaf, curry paste and lemon juice to the pan and cook for 10 minutes. Stir-in the jam at this point and cook until melted and incorporated. Strain the sauce into a clean bowl then beat-in the mayonnaise. When fully incorporate fold-in the cream and then the juice from the remaining lemon half then stir-in the chicken.
Spoon onto a serving dish and garnish with the watercress.
