Coronation Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 pinch oregano
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon apricot jam, strained
• 6 cups chicken, cooked, shredded
• 1/4 cup currant (optional)
• salt & pepper, freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a medium stainless steel saucepan.

2. 2

   Add the onion and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Add the curry powder and cook for 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Stir in the tomato paste, then the wine, water and bay leaf and bring to a boil.

5. 5

   Add the thyme, oregano and 1/2 Tbsp of the lemon juice and cook until thickened and reduced by three-quarters, about 6 minutes.

6. 6

   Strain the sauce into a large bowl, pressing hard on the solids; let cool.

7. 7

   Add the mayonnaise, the jam and the remaining 1/2 Tbsp of lemon juice to the sauce. Fold in the chicken and currants, if using, and season with salt and pepper.

8. 8

   Refrigerate until chilled or for up to 1 day.

9. 9

   Sprinkle with the parsley and serve. NOTE: Since this is from a wine magazine, you didn't think they would leave out the best wine to serve with this meal, did you? Their recommendations: The sweet notes of apricots and currants point to a wine with some fruitiness and spice of its own.