The Original Coronation Chicken
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4.9
The Original Coronation Chicken
Description
This recipe begins by sautéing onion, bay leaf, and mild curry powder in olive oil to develop a gentle curry base. Adding tomato paste, red wine, water, lemon juice, and brown sugar forms a flavorful sauce that is simmered and then strained to remove solids. This sauce is cooled before mixing into mayonnaise, crème fraîche, and chopped dried apricots, creating a creamy and subtly fruity dressing.
Cooked, shredded chicken breasts are folded into the sauce, allowing the flavors to meld. Toasted flaked almonds can be added for texture. The dish offers a balance of savory curry notes with sweet fruitiness and creamy richness. Coronation chicken is versatile, suitable as a salad topping, a filling for jacket potatoes, or in sandwiches.
Practical tips include grilling or steaming skinless chicken breasts or thighs. Leftovers keep refrigerated for up to two days but freezing is not recommended. The recipe suggests substituting apricots with mango chutney and almonds with sultanas; celery or cinnamon powder can be added for variations.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon onion finely chopped, white, or 1 shallot
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoon curry powder mild
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste double-concentrated
- 60 ml red wine
- 60 ml water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- ¼ teaspoon brown sugar
- 200 g mayonnaise
- 125 g crème fraîche or unsweetened whipped cream
- 1 tablespoon dried apricot finely chopped
- 2 large chicken breasts 600 g or 6 cups) cooked and shredded or cut into chunks, skinless
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoon almond optional, toasted flakes
Instructions
- 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!
Notes
- Cook chicken by grilling or steaming skinless breasts or thighs for best results.
- Store leftover coronation chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two days; freezing is not advised.
- Serve it in sandwiches, over salad leaves, with basmati rice, grilled vegetables, or jacket potatoes.
- For variation, substitute dried apricots with mango chutney and almonds with sultanas; optional additions include finely chopped celery or a pinch of cinnamon powder.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 476 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 476kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 45g | 69% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 63mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 351mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 303mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 402IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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