Curried Orange Chicken


An ideal dish for any gathering also good for a dinner party

Steps


Place all the ingredients in a large roasting pan or casserole dish and cover.
Bake at 180c / 350f for 5 1 / 2 hours or until tender.
Leave to cool in the liquid.
Drain the liquid and set it aside to use in the curry sauce for the chicken stock.
De-bone the chicken and remove the skin.
Break the chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside.
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Saut onions in oil for 3-4 minutes , add curry powder and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Add tomato paste , wine , stock , bay leaf , orange peel , orange juice , seasoning and marmalade.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the mayonnaise and fold the whipped cream lightly into the warm sauce.
Do not boil the sauce after you have added the cream and mayonnaise.
Mix the chicken pieces with two- thirds of the creamy curry sauce.
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Place basmati rice on a platter and arrange the chicken pieces on top.
Pour over the remaining curry sauce and garnish wit.

Ingredients


chicken, chicken stock, white wine, carrot, bouquet garni, onion, poultry seasoning, black pepper, water, oil, onions, curry powder, tomato paste, bay leaves, orange, juice and zest of, salt, cayenne pepper, marmalade, mayonnaise, cream, apricot halves, basmati rice