Coronation Chicken with a California Prune Twist
Coronation Chicken has become a favourite sandwich filling for afternoon tea across the nation. The original recipe was created by Le Cordon Blue London for a coronation lunch in honour of the new Queen Elizabeth II in January 1953. It was originally a simple poached chicken in a creamy curry sauce but has evolved to include raisins, apricot jam or chutney. This filling is perfect to fill puff pastry squares but also perfect for topping baked potatoes and of course those little sandwich fingers on an afternoon tea platter. My offering to His Majesty King Charles III is a little departure from the original created for his mother’s coronation and will include California Prunes and my California Prunes Preserves.
Makes: 4-8Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 25 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large chicken breast fillets
- 8-10 California Prunes
- 8-10 Apricots
- 2 tsp Turmeric
- 1 pot Sour cream
- 380g Cream cheese
- 2 Tbsp Curry powder
- 1 Red Chilli - chopped
- 2-3 tbsp California Prune Preserves
- Optional walnuts to scatter on top
- 1 Pinch sea salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
1. Place the two chicken breasts in a pan of fresh water with a celery stalk and carrot cut up and bring to the boil.
2. Boil the chicken for approximately 25 minutes until cooked (depending on the thickness of the chicken breasts this could be a bit less or longer).
3. Put the chicken aside to cool completely.
4. Chop or shred the cooked chicken.
5. In a large bowl mix the rest of the ingredients.
6. Taste and adjust to your particular likes.
7. Add the chicken and mix thoroughly.
8. Serve on top of puff pastry squares or vol-au-vents, over jacket potatoes or as a sandwich cut into fingers for afternoon tea.