Ingredients
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8 oz chicken breast, cooked and shredded
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2 Tbsp craisins, soaked
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2 Tbsp celery
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2-3 Tbsp mayonnaise
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2-3 Tbsp curry powder
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1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
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4 slices whole wheat bread
Directions
London Re-creation #1
Welcome back to my series in which I recreate dishes I ate while traveling in London, and give a brief history of the dish! A coronation chicken sandwich is a blend of tender, shredded chicken tossed in a creamy, curried mayo sauce with hints of warm spices and delightful pops of tart craisins. Tucked into toasted bread, it’s a savory-sweet classic that’s rich, flavorful, and delightfully British. This is my slight adaptation of a coronation chicken sandwich. I have swapped the usual golden raisins for craisins for a sharper, pronounced flavor. I highly recommend soaking the craisins in hot water for a few minutes so they are not as chewy. I also added crisp celery and toasted the bread for texture. Feel free to adjust this recipe to your taste or add some crisp greens to the sandwich.
Coronation chicken salad was invented for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. The Le Cordon Bleu London culinary school was to serve lunch at Westminster School for the 350 foreign representatives invited to attend the coronation. They had to keep the menu simple because the kitchen was too small to produce hot food. The original dish combines chicken, mayonnaise, whipped cream, apricot and tomato puree, curry powder, lemon, pepper, and red wine, but has evolved into the popular sandwich filling we enjoy today. (Source)
Steps
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Prepare all ingredients: shred the chicken breast, toast the bread, soak the cranberries in hot water, and chop the celery to desired size. |
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Mix the shredded chicken, craisins, celery, curry powder, cinnamon, and mayonnaise (1 Tbsp at a time) until it reaches your desired texture. |
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Spread the salad between two slices of toasted bread & enjoy! |
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Original vs. Re-creationThe first image is the first sandwich I ate when I got to London, I apologize it isn't the prettiest photo. The second image is from my afternoon tea, the coronation chicken is on the bottom with the wheat bread. As I alluded to above, coronation chicken usually uses sultanas (golden raisins), and sometimes dried apricots, but I used craisins in my recipe. |
