Smart Recipes with Umami

Coronation Chicken

  • Umami-rich Recipes with Chicken

This dish was created by two principals of the Cordon Bleu Cookery School for the banquet in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.⠀

Still a favourite classic British dish today, it’s rich in umami from the chicken, chicken stock, tomato purée and onion.⠀

Ingredients (Serves 4)⠀

For the chicken and chicken stock⠀
- 2-3 chicken breasts, skin off⠀
- 1L water⠀
- 1 celery stalk⠀
- 1 carrot⠀
- 1/2 onion⠀
- 1 stamp-sized piece of dried mushroom such as porcini⠀
- 1 tbsp peppercorn⠀
- 1 tsp sugar⠀
- 1 tsp salt⠀
- 1 bay leaf⠀

For the curry paste⠀
- 1/2 onion⠀
- 1 1/2 tsp tomato purée⠀
- 2 tsp curry powder⠀
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil⠀
- 100ml white wine⠀
- 50ml chicken stock⠀
- 1 tbsp mango chutney⠀

- 75g mayonnaise⠀
- 2 tbsp double cream⠀
- salt and pepper⠀
- 2 tbsp dried apricot⠀
- 2tbsp almond flakes⠀

- two handfuls of mixed salad leaves and salad vegetables

See the full recipe method on our website - link in bio⠀