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Coronation Chicken Sandwich
PREP TIME
10 mins
COOKING TIME
80 mins
SERVES
4 PEOPLE
This delicious coronation chicken recipe is packed full of flavour.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 kg whole organic chicken
- 1.5 litres water
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 1 carrot, roughly sliced
- 2 sprigs tarragon
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 teaspoons medium curry powder
- 2 teaspoons tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon light muscovado sugar
- 4 dollops Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise
- 200 g low-fat crème fraîche
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- handful sultanas
- 8 slices of deseeded wholegrain bread
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
- 1 spring onions, chopped
METHOD
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Place the chicken in a large saucepan and add the water, 1 onion, carrot, tarragon and bay leaf. Bring to the boil and then simmer slowly, poaching the chicken for 1 hour untilcooked. Leave chicken to cool in the liquid. Remove chicken and retain 200ml of the liquid.
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In a separate frying pan, heat the oil. Cook the remaining onion for 3-4 minutes on medium heat, until softened but not brown. Add the curry powder, tomato puree, muscovadosugar and retained chicken liquid. Bring to the boil, and pass through a fine sieve.
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When completely cool, add the Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise, creme fraiche, lemon juice and sultanas to the curry mix. Shred the chicken into bite sized portions and mix thoroughly with the coronation sauce.
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Lay out four slices of the bread, spoon on the chicken spread equally across the 4 sandwiches, sprinkle on some chopped coriander and spring onions. Now top with remaining slices of bread. Serve immediately
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