Jubilee chicken Sandwiches
This year marks the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and to celebrate, I’ve revived the dish invented to mark her golden jubilee in 2002, ‘Jubilee Chicken’. It was originally served with a pasta salad, but I think my reworked version makes a particularly sumptuous sandwich filling. It’s a mixture of chicken, marinated in ginger, garlic and lime, poached and mixed with a dressing spiked with fresh chilli and coriander.
For more on the history of Royal Sandwiches, see this article.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, skin off
- 8 slices of white bread
- 2 chicken breasts, skin off
- 8 slices of white bread
- 2 chicken breasts, skin off
- 8 slices of white bread
- 3 slices of fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 slices of fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 slices of fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp crème fraiche
- 1 lime, juice only
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves, picked and chopped
- 1 mild red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp crème fraiche
- 1 lime, juice only
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves, picked and chopped
- 1 mild red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp crème fraiche
- 1 lime, juice only
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves, picked and chopped
- 1 mild red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
Details
- Cuisine: British
- Recipe Type: Snack
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 0 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Begin by mixing all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl large enough to hold the chicken breasts. Cover the breasts with the marinade and leave for 1-2 hours to let the flavours penetrate.
- After this time, heat a pan of water and set a steamer over it. Brush any excess marinade off the chicken, place in the steamer and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until cooked through.
- To make the dressing, mix together the mayonnaise, crème fraiche, red chilli and coriander. Squeeze in a little lime juice, season with salt and pepper then taste and add more lime juice if you think it needs it. Dice the chicken and mix it with the sauce.
- Divide the chicken between four slices of bread. Top with the other slices of bread and serve, in quarters.
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