Coronation Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 small onion
• 1 tbsp curry paste
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 100 ml red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ lemon
• 4 apricot halves
• 300 ml mayonnaise
• 100 ml whipping cream
• to taste salt
• to taste pepper
• to taste watercress to garnish

Steps

1. Skin the chicken if needed.
2. Cut it into small pieces.
3. Traditionally the chicken is cooked whole in advance, but alternatively you can use raw chicken and grill the chicken pieces at this point.
4. In a small saucepan, warm a small amount of vegetable oil.
5. Add the onion to the pan.
6. Cook gently until soft (about 3 minutes).
7. Add the curry paste, tomato puree, wine, bay leaf and lemon juice.
8. Simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes until well-reduced.
9. Strain.
10. Leave to cool.
11. Purée the chopped apricots in a blender or processor.
12. Beat the cooled sauce into the mayonnaise with the apricot purée.
13. Whip the cream to stiff peaks.
14. Fold into the mixture.
15. Season with salt and pepper, and a little lemon juice if necessary.
16. Fold in the chicken pieces.
17. Garnish with watercress.
18. Serve.