Coronation chicken

Name: Coronation chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: bouquet garni; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1 chicken, weighing 1.5 kg (3 lb); few drops of lemon juice; 6 peppercorns; 1 carrot, sliced; 220 g (7 oz) mayonnaise; chopped spring onion, to garnish; 1 slice lemon; 1 onion, halved; 2 French shallots, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons tomato paste; 60 ml (2 fl oz) red wine; 1 tablespoon mango chutney; pinch of sugar; 3–4 tablespoons lightly whipped cream; oil, for cooking

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Chicken

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1997

About

Originally created by Rosemary Hume of The Cordon Bleu Cookery School, London, for the foreign dignitaries at the coronation luncheon of Queen Elizabeth II, this dish now appears on menus around the world. Here is an updated version of the traditional recipe.