coronation chicken
{{Short description|English chicken dish}}
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Rosemary Hume
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Coronation chicken or Poulet Reine Elizabeth{{cite web |title=Platinum pudding for Queen's jubilee to follow 1953's coronation chicken |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/10/platinum-pudding-for-queens-jubilee-to-follow-1953s-coronation-chicken |website=the Guardian |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en |date=10 January 2022}} is an English dish of boneless chicken traditionally seasoned with parsley, thyme, bay leaf, cumin, turmeric, ginger and peppercorns, mixed with cream or mayonnaise, and dried apricots (or sultanas).{{Cite web |title=The real... Coronation Chicken |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/5428598/The-real...-Coronation-Chicken.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=4 June 2009 }} Some modern variations also incorporate cinnamon. It is served cold and eaten as a salad with rice, peas and pimentos,{{Cite web |title=Coronation Chicken History & Origin {{!}} Le Cordon Bleu London |url=https://www.cordonbleu.edu/london/coronation-chicken/en |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.cordonbleu.edu}} or used as a filling for sandwiches.{{cite news | author=The Sunday Times | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article1980009.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204083947/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article1980009.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 December 2008 | title=Coronation Chicken | website=Times Online | access-date=1 October 2007 | location=London | date=1 July 2007}} It was created by Constance Spry, an English food writer and flower arranger, and Rosemary Hume, a chef, for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
Composition
File:Coronation chicken sandwich unwrapped 01.02.2012 15-34-38.JPG
Normally bright yellow, coronation chicken is traditionally flavoured with curry powder and fresh or dried herbs and spices, but may also include additional ingredients such as flaked almonds, raisins, and crème fraîche.
The original dish differs from modern versions in that it calls for apricot puree rather than raisins. The chicken is first poached in diluted, seasoned white wine, before being coated in a mayonnaise-based cream of curry sauce and arranged atop a rice salad.{{cite news | url=https://www.sudouest.fr/gastronomie/qu-est-ce-que-le-poulet-reine-elizabeth-ce-classique-culinaire-britannique-cree-pour-la-souveraine-11143457.php | title=Qu'est-ce que le " Poulet Reine Elizabeth ", ce classique culinaire britannique créé pour la souveraine ? | date=6 January 2022 }}
History
Constance Spry, an English food writer and flower arranger, and Rosemary Hume,{{cite web |title=Coronation Chicken Recipe |url=https://www.cordonbleu.edu/news/coronation-chicken-recipe/en |website=cordonbleu.edu |access-date=3 May 2023}} a chef, both principals of the Cordon Bleu Cookery School in London, are credited with the invention of coronation chicken.{{cite web | url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1206.asp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205200851/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1206.asp | archive-date=5 February 2008 | title=Recipe for Jubilee Chicken | website=royal.gov.uk | access-date=1 February 2016}}{{cite news | author=The Daily Telegraph | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/3297896/Readers-recipes-Coronation-chicken-2002.html| title=Readers' recipes: Coronation chicken 2002 | website=telegraph.co.uk | access-date=1 October 2007 | location=London | date=1 June 2002}} Preparing the food for the banquet of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Hume{{cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Hugh |title=Coronation chicken: The story behind the royal dish |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230430-coronation-chicken-the-story-behind-the-royal-dish |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=bbc.com |language=en |quote=According to Freya Perryman, communications officer from Le Cordon Bleu London, 'The recipe was created by Rosemary Hume and Constance Spry, with the main credit going to Hume, and we understand that students helped to fine-tune.'}} is credited with the recipe of cold chicken, curry cream sauce and dressing that became known as coronation chicken.{{cite web | author=Buckingham Palace | url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4455.asp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513162234/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4455.asp | archive-date=13 May 2008 | title=50 Facts About The Queen's Coronation | website= royal.gov.uk | access-date=28 November 2010 }}
Coronation chicken may have been inspired by jubilee chicken, a dish prepared for the silver jubilee of George V in 1935, which mixed chicken with mayonnaise and curry.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} Additionally, for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, another celebratory dish was devised, also called Jubilee chicken.
See also
References
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External links
{{Cookbook|Coronation Chicken|l1=Coronation chicken}}
- {{cite web |title=The tasty history of coronation food: The food fit for royalty |author=Hugh Tucker |date=1 May 2023 |website=BBC World's Table |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230430-coronation-cuisine-the-food-fit-for-royalty}}
- [https://www.thepetitecook.com/coronation-chicken/ Recipe for the original Coronation Chicken] by Andrea Soranidis (Author and Food Blogger)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629030847/http://blog.poultrykeeper.com/tim-chicken-blog/the-origins-of-the-coronation-chicken-recipe/ Blog post on the origins and whether it has links to the Coronation Sussex breed of chicken]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090215021123/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/3297896/Readers%27-recipes-Coronation-chicken-2002.html Prize-winning recipe from Telegraph's 2002 contest]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170424142630/http://www.rangemaster.co.uk/blog/a-recipe-fit-for-the-queen History of Coronation Chicken] by James McIntosh
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