Chicken Recipes

Rolled chicken with wild garlic stuffing served with mash and gravy.
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Rolled chicken, mash & wild garlic

Cooks in 1 1/2 Hours Difficulty Medium

Wonderful, whole, slow-reared chicken, deboned, and stuffed with that most evocative of spring ingredients; wild garlic (along with some minced chicken thigh and smoked lardo).

This will give your roast chicken a simple yet creative twist. Serve with buttery mashed potato and a classic chicken gravy. Wilt wild garlic leaves through the gravy just before serving. Deliciously lazy!

Coq-Au-Vin
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Coq au vin recipe

Cooks in 1 hour Difficulty Medium

A classic French stew perfect for a dinner party. Coq au vin is a quick and easy chicken recipe that sees thighs and drumsticks braised in a luscious, glossy red wine sauce. Wonderfully rustic, yet still elegant, this winter dish also includes shallots, chestnut mushrooms, smoked pancetta or bacon, and thyme for a delicious, comforting meal.

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Chicken tagine recipe w/ preserved lemon & green olives

Cooks in 2 hours Difficulty Medium

This is a dish normally cooked on the hob top or over an open fire as a seasoned tagine (the name of the vessel) should be able to take such direct heat. If nervous simply put the tagine in the oven if worried about cracking. This is an absolute favourite among tagines not least for the simplicity of its preparation.

Summer Poached Chicken with Cucumber Relish
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Poached chicken

Cooks in 1 hour Difficulty Easy

An absolute favourite this is a delightfully tasty and, in a way, medicinal respite from days of overeating. Clean and light it is also very easy to prepare and, once the majority is eaten, transform the remains into a broth – perhaps with the addition of barley.

Jaffna-Roast-Chicken
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Jaffna roast chicken

Cooks in 1 hour, 40 minutes Difficulty Medium

Deeply aromatic with a spice mix that includes fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and fenugreek, this whole roast chicken recipe is one of the most delicious and well-known recipes in Sri Lanka. It’s best served with flatbreads, rice dahl, or a zingy salad.