Coronation Chicken - Recipes - Hairy Bikers

Coronation Chicken - Recipes - Hairy Bikers

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This dish became famous when it was served at the coronation lunch of the Queen in 1953. This is not a bashed-together mayo and mango chutney affair, this is the real deal and fit for a queen.

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Ingredients

  • 2 free-range chicken breasts, boned and skinned
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Zest of 1 unwaxed lemon, finely chopped
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • knob of butter
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tsp Madras curry powder
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 100ml/3½fl oz dry white wine
  • 100ml chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp apricot jam
  • 150ml mayonnaise
  • 75ml crème fraîche
  • 1 large mango, peeled and diced
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • dash Tabasco sauce
  • sea salt flakes and ground black pepper to taste
  • green salad leaves, to serve
  • 50g flaked almonds (toasted lightly in a dry frying pan) to serve

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