Coronation Chicken

Name: Coronation Chicken
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken or chicken pieces (about 1 - 1.5 kg); 1 garlic and herb stock cube; 15 ml oil; 15 ml curry powder; 1 onion, finely chopped; 60 ml sherry; 30 ml apricot jam; 15 ml tomato puree; 15 ml lemon juice; Salt and pepper; Paprika; 45 ml fresh cream; 300 ml mayonnaise

Nicolette Petersen @nixpete001

Coronation Chicken

Nicolette Petersen @nixpete001

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Ingredients

1whole chicken or chicken pieces (about 1 - 1.5 kg)
1garlic and herb stock cube
15 mloil
15 mlcurry powder
1onion, finely chopped
60 mlsherry
30 mlapricot jam
15 mltomato puree
15 mllemon juice
Salt and pepper
Paprika
45 mlfresh cream
300 mlmayonnaise

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Steps

1

Place chicken in a large pot and cover with water. Add stock cube. Boil until tender and meat falls of the bones.
Remove from pot, set aside and allow to cool.
Once cool, shred the chicken.
2

Heat oil in a saucepan. Add onion and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add sherry, apricot jam, tomato puree, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and a good dash of paprika. Cook for a few more minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
3

Add the mayonnaise and cream to the onion mixture.
Pour this mixture over the shredded chicken and mix well.
4

Leave overnight in fridge.
Improves with age!!!