Chicken in Pimento Mayonnaise | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 5 chicken (whole, approximately 1.5kg each)
• 4 onions (skinned and halved)
• 4 sticks celery (washed and cut in half)
• 4 leeks (washed and halved - leave the green bits on)
• 1 handful fresh parsley
• 1 handful black peppercorns (a small handful)
• 2 teaspoons rock salt
• 1 lettuce (finely shredded - for garnish)
• pimento mayonnaise
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon salt
• black pepper (freshly ground)
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried mustard powder (a rounded teaspoon)
• ¼ litre sunflower oil
• 1 clove garlic (peeled and chopped)
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 red peppers
• ⅛ litre boiling water