The Queens Golden Jubilee Chicken Official Food

THE CLASSIC 1953 CORONATION CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Remove the skin and any bones from the chicken and cut into small pieces.
• Heat up the vegetable oil in a medium saucepan and add the onion. Cook on a medium heat for about 3 minutes until the Onion is soft and translucent.
• Add the curry paste, tomato puree, red wine, bay leaf and the lemon juice to the cooked onions.
• Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes until reduced. Remove the bay leaf and leave to onion sauce to cool.
• Finely chop the apricot halves and puree them through a sieve or with a hand held blender.
• Place the pureed apricots into a bowl and mix in the mayonnaise.
• Add the onion sauce and apricot jam and mix well.
• Whip the cream to stiff peaks and fold this also into the mixture. Mix well.
• Season with salt & pepper and if necessary add a little extra Lemon Juice.
• Finally, fold in the chicken pieces coating them with the mixture well.
• Garnish with watercress and serve.
• Serves 4 to 6 as a salad with additional salad ingredients, or makes 8 rounds of sandwiches. Also wonderful as a vol au vents or pie filling.

GOLDEN JUBILEE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Tumble the mango cubes and any juice it makes into a bowl and, with your hands, mix in the chopped scallion and chilli and squeeze over the lime juice; use as much or as little as you want.
• Tumble in the chunked chicken and shredded lettuce and most of the cilantro and, using your hands, toss to combine.
• Add the oils and toss again.
• Serve on a large serving plate and sprinkle over the remaining cilantro.

THE QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILEE CHICKEN (OFFICIAL RECIPE)

Steps:

• Mix the marinade ingredients together in a shallow dish. Add the chicken and turn to coat thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• To make dressing, place creme fraiche, mayonnaise, lime juice and zest in a bowl. Peel and grate the ginger, then twist in a piece of muslin, or press through a sieve to extract the juice. Add 2 tsp of the juice to the dressing. Stir, cover and chill to allow the flavors to develop.
• Scrape marinade from the chicken and pat dry with kitchen paper. Season the chicken with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and place in a roasting pan. Drizzle over olive oil.
• Roast in oven at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes, baste occasionally until the chicken is cooked through. Leave to cool completely, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Combine the chicken and dressing, adjust the seasoning, and refrigerate. Serve with a pasta salad, lime quarters and chopped flat leaf parsley.

GOLDEN JUBILEE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Chop onion and garlic.
• Place tomato puree, curry powder, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, mango chutney or apricot jam in a small saucepan and bring to the boil very slowly, stirring all the time.
• Add the chopped onion and garlic and put in a blender. Reduce to a puree.
• Mix together the mayonnaise and yoghurt and stir into the puree.
• Stir in the chicken. Toss grapes in remaining lemon juice and stir in gently with the apricots and celery.
• Taste and check seasoning.
• Chill in fridge overnight.
• Pile into an oval or square serving dish, garnish with small bunches of watercress.
• Srinkle the chicken mixture with the browned flaked almonds, and finally paprika.
• Serve with Rice and Wild Rice.
• Try using apricot jam in place of the mango chutney.