Coronation chicken

Ingredients

4	Chickens (poached & meat shredded)
300 ml	Red wine
240 ml	Water
2	Bay leaves
2 tbsp	Mild curry powder (korma)
2 tbsp	Tomato puree
4 slices	Lemon
½	Lemon (juiced)
100g	Onion (chopped)
2 tbsp	Vegetable oil
800 ml	Mayonnaise
4 tbsp	Apricot puree
8 tbsp	Double cream (lightly whipped)
150g	Almonds (toasted & chopped)
150g	Sultanas

1 bunch                 Coriander (chopped)

Method

1.      Sweat down the onions in the oil without colouring until very soft.

2.      Add the curry powder & cook for a few minutes over a low heat.

3.      Then add the tomato puree & cook out as for the curry paste.

4.      Now pour in the wine, water & bay leaf & bring to the boil.

5.      Lower the heat & add the salt, sugar, pepper, lemon slices & lemon juice & simmer for 10 mins.

6.      Pass through a fine chinos & allow to cool.

7.      Whisk into the mayonnaise little by little.

8.      Add the apricot puree & then the whipped cream.

9.      Mix the sultanas, almonds & coriander & adjust the seasoning

10.    Bind the chicken with the flavoured mayonnaise.