Coronation chicken one of the greatest British cuisine you can find, eat, and even cook at home. A great recipe that you can have it as a sandwich or have it as a salad. Coronation chicken does take a bit of time to cook not as quick as previous other sandwich recipes. However, the taste is wonderful very healthy and you can keep the coronation chicken spread for a good 3 days in your fridge.
Keeping with our nostalgia of British cuisine and especially sandwiches. The dish is one of the great royalty food in the UK. Any shop you visit, can be your local deli or coffee shop. Even at Cafe Nero you will find the sandwich. Even you are going in Sainsbury they serve you this sandwich as a meal with soda and a bag of crisp.
First, let's get the origin of the creamy and healthy sandwich out of the way. For more amazing 10 sandwiches, check out the ultimate must-try sandwiches in 2023.
What is coronation chicken and it origin?
The dish was created in the 1950s to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and was originally served at the coronation banquet. Hence the name coronation chicken. It quickly became a popular dish in the United Kingdom and has since spread to other parts of the world. You can have it as a salad or make a sandwich from cooking coronation chicken.
So if the sandwich recipe is good enough of the queen, then it is good enough of us and you should definitely try it out. You can order it or try cooking it at home. For a in-depth analysis of the origin of this dish, check it out here.
How to make coronation chicken sandwich
A good coronation sandwich will need to have mango chutney. It is a very important ingredient to have and for later use you can create some amazing sauces to go with other version of sandwiches or even for hotdogs.
Ingredients
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For this recipe and for the first time at Salaryman Cooking we kept the recipe as tradition as possible. As the original recipe is delicious. As mention above, this recipe does take time to prepare, especially with boiling the chicken and shredded it.
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the cooked and shredded chicken, mayonnaise, mango chutney, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Stir until well combined.
- Spread a generous amount of the coronation chicken mixture onto two slices of bread.
- Top with lettuce, tomato, and cheese, or any preference.
- Top with the remaining two slices of bread to form a sandwich. Tip: Later grill the sandwich, amazing!
- Cut the sandwich in half and serve immediately. Enjoy!
There you have it a coronation chicken sandwich that you made. Yes boiling the chicken can take a good 30-40 minutes depending on the heat and the stove you are using at your home. Other parts are very simple and quick to make. You can keep the spread for a good 3 days in the fridge. For later you can have it as a salad or even just with crackers with a glass of strawberry smoothies.
Coronation Chicken Fun Fact
- Coronation suace is a mixture of Indian spices. The irony of the dish origin
- The dish origin in 1953 Queen Elizabeth
Final Thoughts
A simple cooking method that you can keep in the fridge for 3 days and you can try it out as well. A spread that you can eat it as a sandwich or a salad. Sometimes you can even eat it with rice or go crazy with crackers. It is delicious and maybe for the next time if you are feeling like royality. A coronation chicken is the go-to dish for you.
Of course we have a variety of sandwich dishes, but our favorite the classic and timeless, tuna sandwich recipe. Check it out here at Salaryman Cooking.
