Everywhere I looked for something savoury to cook for the Jubilee, I kept coming across Coronation Chicken, so I really had to give it a try. I found this Felicity Cloake recipe from the Guardian, here. I did have to make a couple of changes. I had no Mango Chutney so used some of Karen's delicious Quince and Ginger Marmalade, which I had made last autumn. It worked very well.
I wanted my vol-au-vonts to have a regal look so decided to use crown cutters. However the cutters are so huge that round vol-au-vonts were not really an option. I took a sheet of pre-prepared puff pastry and divided it into six, marking each piece of pastry with a crown. Unfortunately this is a work in progress, I didn't succeed in making vol-au-vonts, so I'm calling them Crown Puffs! I will have to wait for the next royal occasion to attempt the crown vol-au-vonts again.
I added some (red, white and blue) edible flowers, which I had bought from Waitrose, to a green salad. The meal of Coronation Chicken with Crown Puffs and Floral Salad was lovely.
I hope everyone had a super weekend (isn't lovely to be writing that on a Wednesday?)
My little girl has some friends coming tomorrow, so I had better get on with some Play Date baking!
Have a great day:-)
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| Coronation Chicken, Crown Puff and Floral Salad |
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| This was a quick supper so I used organic free range chicken breasts, rather then a whole chicken |
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| Apricots and Quince and Ginger Marmalade |
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| I used fromage blanc with the mayonnaise, which helped cut down the fat content of the sauce |
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| I simply cubbed the cooked chicken |
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| I decided circles were not going to work |
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| Next time I'll try and separate the crowns with a sharp knife before I bake them |
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| A Crown Puff! |
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| The flowers added a pretty, fresh touch to the salad |
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| A perfect weekday supper (not just for Jubilee week!) |
the crown puffs are so sweet!... I also adore coronation chicken but amazingly didn't make any this weekend... I may have to rectify that this week though!
ReplyDeleteThe crown puffs are really fun and I think they work quite well. I made a variation on Coronation Chicken, called Jubilee Chicken, the recipe from 10 years ago at the Golden Jubilee!!! Properly made coronation chicken is lovely, the slop that passes for it in sandwich shops bears no relation.Glad you enjoyed your 'weekend'
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these Jude and Coronation Chicken is one my MOST favourite recipes too.....I love your side salad too....it's all so pretty! Karen
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ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! I love the crown puffs.
I hope you enjoyed the jubilee! I loved watching it on tv, but I do so wish I had been there.
I read yesterday of a couple from Australia who were present at the coronation and came back to London to celebrate the jubilee. Cute story.
Thank you for the link to your friends blog, loved the photos.
Have a great week, Elizabeth
what a lovely idea to make the puffs, a great accompaniment to the chicken dish. Yum!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you buy that crown cutter? Crown Puffs a perfect name.
ReplyDeletewonderful! so much fun ! I've just discovered coronation chicken again - and LOVE it! I remember those vol-au-vonts!!
ReplyDeleteMary x
I have always loved coronation chicken and made it by the baby bath full for the Open Air Theatre. Was their best seller alongside poached salmon. So British and delicious too!
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