Mary Berry Hunters Chicken Food

CLASSIC HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6 and line a baking tray with foil. Wrap 2 bacon rashers around each chicken breast, overlapping them slightly. Put the wrapped chicken breasts on the prepared baking tray and cook in the oven for 25-30min, until chicken is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, mix both cheeses together in a small bowl, set aside.
• Remove chicken from oven. Spread 1/2tbsp barbecue sauce on each chicken breast and sprinkle over the cheese. Return to the oven for 5min, until the cheese has melted. Serve with mashed potato and steamed vegetables, if you like.

CHICKEN CHASSEUR (HUNTER-STYLE CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Season chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a few tablespoons of clarified butter in a Dutch oven over high heat. Place chicken in skin side down and cook until golden brown. Turn the chicken over and brown the other side. Remove chicken to a baking sheet and bake in the oven until just cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pan. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and saute until golden brown. Add the shallots and cook for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat and add the Cognac and cook until completely reduced. Add the wine and cook until completely reduced. Add the stock and tomato and bring to a simmer. Cook until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon ("nappe") and then swirl in the butter ("monter au beurre"). Once the butter is added, the sauce can not be further reduced because it will break. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the tarragon and chervil.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Remove the breastbone from the breast. Cut each breast into 2 even pieces on the bias. Cut the legs into 2 pieces at the joint and on the bias and remove the thighbones. Serve 1 leg piece and 1 breast piece. Make sure only 1 piece contains a bone. Serve on hot plates, napped with the sauce.

HONEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Using a sharp knife, make shallow slits in the top of the chicken legs (see tip). 2. Place all the ingredients for the marinade in a large bowl and stir until combined. Add the chicken legs and toss to coat, using your hands to cover them really well in the marinade. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge to marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/Gas 7 and line a roasting tin with baking paper. 4. Place the marinated chicken legs in the lined tin, skin side up in a single layer, and spoon over the remaining marinade from the bowl. Roast in the oven for 35-40 minutes until sticky and golden and cooked through. Skim off any fat from the cooking juices and pour the juices into a jug. 5. Serve hot with the juices poured over, and with a green vegetable and sauté potatoes or mash on the side. Mary's Classic Tips: * Remove the skin from the chicken legs, if you prefer. * Don't forget to wash your hands after handling raw poultry.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Oil a tray, put the chicken breasts on it and cover each one with 2 bacon rashers. Put the chicken in the oven for 20-25 mins until cooked through.
• While the chicken is cooking, fry the onion in 1 tbsp oil until golden brown and soft, then set aside. Put the potatoes in a large pan of boiling water and cook for 10-15 mins until soft. Put another smaller pan of water on the hob and bring to the boil while the potatoes are cooking. Once boiling, tip in the runner beans and carrots and cook for 8-10 mins until soft but with a little bite. Drain the potatoes and put them back in the pan with the milk and cream cheese, mash until smooth and stir though the fried onions.
• Once the chicken is cooked, pour over the BBQ sauce and scatter over the parmesan and return to the oven for 2 mins until the cheese has melted. Serve with the mash, carrots and runner beans.

HUNTER'S BARBECUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• To make the barbecue sauce, place all the ingredients into a large saucepan, bring to boil. The reduce heat to very low and simmer, covered for 2 - 3 hours. It can then be kept for a few days in the fridge and so can be prepared in advance.
• Wash the chicken breasts and remove any sinew.
• Wrap each breast in a piece of streaky bacon and place in a baking dish/tray.
• Pour the barbecue sauce over the chicken breasts. You can then proceed to cook them immediately or they can be left to marinade for an hour or so and this will increase the flavor of the barbecue chicken.
• Cover with foil and cook in a preheated oven 200°C or 400°F for 15 minutes.
• After the 15 minutes are up, remove the foil and baste the chicken breasts with the sauce. Then return to the oven for a further ten minutes.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over each breast. Return to the oven for a few minuted until the cheese is melted and bubbling, serve immediately.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wrap each chicken breast with 2 slices of bacon. Place in oven proof dish. Preheat oven to 180c and then put in the oven for 30 minutes.
• While waiting for the chicken to cook mix all the Sauce ingredients into a pan and heat gently for 5 minutes. After the 30 minutes coat the chicken in the sauce and put back in the oven for 5 minutes. Top with the cheese and put back in oven until cheese has melted (cooking times of chicken will vary dependant on size and thickness of bacon, make sure you see the juices running clear or checked it is cooked in the centre before serving).
• Serve with a Salad.