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Coronation Chicken

   

1 tablespoon oil

1 small onion, chopped

1 tablespoon mild curry paste

1 teaspoon tomato puree

1 tablespoon red wine

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 bay leaf

Sea salt and black pepper

1 teaspoon sugar

Juice of half a lemon

2 cups mayonnaise

4 tablespoons apricot jam

2 tablespoons cream

1 pound diced cooked chicken

2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds

Saute onion in oil on a low heat 4 minutes. Stir in curry paste and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste. Remove from the heat and stir in wine, broth and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper; return to heat. Bring to a boil. Stir in sugar and lemon juice and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool completely. Slowly add curry sauce mixture to mayonnaise; stir in jam and cream. Place the cooked chicken in a large bowl, pour in sauce and stir to coat. Serve chilled on a bed of leaf lettuce.