Category Archives: Chicken

Chicken Liver Pate

  • 225g/8oz chicken livers
  • 3 tbsp cream
  • 75g/3oz butter
  • Salt and pepper
  • Pinch mixed herbs
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/4lb bacon

1. Cook all ingredients except cream in the butter for 5-10 minutes in a frying pan.

2. Liquidise mixture and add the cream and a dash of sherry or brandy. Allow to cool.

Dorothy’s Cuban Chicken

  • 1/2lb rice
  • 4lb chicken
  • 1 pint chicken stock
  • 3 tbsp dry white wine
  • Pinch saffron
  • 4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 3 tsp lard
  • 3 tbsp cooked peas
  • 8 small tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • Parsley, chopped
  • Strips of red pepper to garnish

1. Cut meat off chicken and boil skin and bones for stock. Fry meat slightly in hot lard. Add to stock.

2. Add tomatoes, parsley, green pepper, onion and garlic. Season and add wine. Cook for 10 minutes.

3. Dissolve saffron in 1tbsp of stock and add to chicken. Add sauce now and bring to boil. When chicken is nearly cooked add rice and cook for 1/2 hour.

4. Add peas and decorate with strips of red pepper

Golden Parmesan Chicken

  • 350g/12oz aubergine
  • oil
  • 50g/2oz freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 10ml/2 level tsp dried marjoram
  • 6 skinless chicken supremes, about 700g/11/2lb total weight
  • 1 egg
  • 225g/8oz onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
  • 15ml/1 level tbsp tomato paste
  • pinch sugar
  • salt and pepper
  • 175g/6oz mozzarella cheese
  • crisp green salad to serve

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour

1. Thinly slice the aubergine. Brush each side with a little oil and grill for 2-3 minutes or until golden on each side. Place on kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil.

2. Meanwhile, mix the grated parmesan cheese with 1 level tsp of marjoram. Dip the chicken in beaten egg and then in the cheese mixture. Place on a flat baking sheet. Cover and chill in the fridge for 10-15 minutes.

3. Roughly chop the onion. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a nonstick saute pan and gently cook the onion and crushed garlic until softened and golden. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, remaining marjoram, a pinch of sugar and seasoning. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute. Pour into a 2 litre/31/2 pint shallow ovenproof dish.

4. Place the chicken, aubergine slices and mozzarella cheese in overlapping rows over the sauce.

5. Bake at 190C/375F/Gas 5 for 40-45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese is golden brown. Serve immediately with a crisp green salad.

Serves 6

Orange Glazed Chicken with Coriander

  • 4 chicken joints (quarters)
  • 2 heaped tsps whole coriander seeds
  • 4 tbsps coarse cut Seville orange marmalade
  • Juice of one large orange
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Pre-heat oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.

2. Crush the coriander seeds finely then mix with the marmalade, garlic and lemon juice.

3. Skin the chicken joints and place them in a roasting tin. Then make several cuts in the flesh, using a sharp knife, and rub salt and ground black pepper into them

4. Spread the marmalade mixture over the chicken joints and into the cuts and bake the chicken on a high shelf for about 40-45 minutes.

5. Serve with jacket potatoes and a green salad.

Serves 4

Minced Turkey Curry

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 300g/12oz minced turkey
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tsp curry powder
  • 1 small chicken stock cube, crumbled
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 large Granny Smith apple, sliced
  • 1 small potato, sliced

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and add onion. Stir constantly over heat until onion is lightly browned.

2. Add mince and garlic. Stir over high heat until well browned. Add flour and curry powder and stir for 1 minute.

3. Add stock cube, water and tomato paste, stir constantly until mixture boils and thickens.

4. Add apple and potato, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until potato is tender.

5. Serve with rice.

Serves 4