Coronation Chicken

Serves 4

Description/Notes:

Try this tasty steamed chicken in a piquant sauce served with a wild rice salad

Ingredients:

4 lb. (1.75kg) chicken

1 pint (600ml) boiling chicken stock

half a pint (300ml) reduced calorie mayonnaise

1 teaspoon of lemon juice

salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons of curry powder

2 tablespoons of Quark

skimmed milk

half a teaspoon of tomato puree

2 teaspoons of apricot jam, sieved

watercress sprigs, for garnish

Cooking Instructions:

Wipe the chicken and season with lemon juice, salt and pepper
Place in a steamer and cover with a tight fitting lid
Steam over the stock for one and a half hours, checking the liquid level and adding more stock if necessary
Allow the chicken to get cold
Mix together all the remaining ingredients to make a sauce, stirring in enough milk to make a smooth coating consistency
Take the meat off the chicken bones and mix with the sauce, reserving a little of the sauce
Arrange the chicken on the center of a serving dish and coat with the remaining sauce
Garnish with the watercress and serve with wild rice salad