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coronation chicken

Mary Berry Chicken Coronation

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine British
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

To cook the Chicken (Skip if you have precooked chicken)

  • 5 pounds chicken, whole
  • 2 onions
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 celery sticks
  • 1 garlic cloves
  • 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 1 pint chicken stock

For the Coronation Chicken

  • 1 pound cooked chicken cut into pieces
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ¾ cup half fat fresh cream
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 Lemon zest finely grated
  • 1 Lemon juice
  • 2 spring onions finely chopped
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • 1 cup black/green seedless grapes cut in half lengthways
  • Rocket or parsley to garnish

Instructions
 

NO PRECOOKED CHICKEN (+40 mins)

  • Skip this section if you have already precooked chicken
  • Heat the chicken stock, chicken, onions, carrot, celery, garlic and herbs in a large saucepan until it starts boiling.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for an hour or more until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Allow the chicken to cool, removing it from the pan.

FOR THE MARY BERRY CORONATION CHICKEN

  • Remove the chicken skin and cut the chicken into small pieces.
  • Prepare the sauce. Heat the jam and curry powder in a small saucepan and set aside to cool when the jam is melted. Combine with the mayonnaise, fresh cream, tomato puree, lemon zest and juice and mix together
  • Combine the chicken with the sauce, spring onion, and seasoning with salt and pepper. Add half of the grapes and put on a serving platter. Garnish with the remaining grapes and rocket leaves.
  • Keep in the refrigerator for up to three days and serve with salad, wraps, rolls and omelets.
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