Curried Orange Chicken

Name: Curried Orange Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h 42 min
Total time: 5 h 52 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 whole chicken; 400 ml chicken stock; 125 ml white wine; 1 carrot, peeled and sliced into rings; 1 bouquet garni (or rosemary, thyme, parsley and sage); 1 onion, chopped; poultry seasoning; crushed black pepper (Don't forget to remove them afterwards!) or crushed peppercorn (Don't forget to remove them afterwards!); 250 (1 cup) ml water; 15 ml oil; 2 medium onions, finely chopped; 30 ml curry powder; 10 ml tomato paste; 125 ml white wine; chicken stock (from the roast chicken); 3 bay leaves; 1 orange, juice and zest of; salt; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 60 ml marmalade; 250 ml mayonnaise; 125 ml cream, whipped; 1 can apricot halves or 1 can peach halves in syrup; 6 cups cooked basmati rice (to serve)

Submitted by Norahs Girl

"An ideal dish for any gathering also good for a dinner Party"

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Ready In:: 5hrs 52mins
Ingredients:: 24
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 whole chicken
400 ml chicken stock
125 ml white wine
1 carrot, peeled and sliced into rings
1 bouquet garni (or rosemary, thyme, parsley and sage)
1 onion, chopped
poultry seasoning
crushed black pepper (Don't forget to remove them afterwards!) or crushed peppercorn (Don't forget to remove them afterwards!)
250 (1 cup) ml water
Creamy Curry Sauce
15 ml oil
2 medium onions, finely chopped
30 ml curry powder
10 ml tomato paste
125 ml white wine
chicken stock (from the roast chicken)
3 bay leaves
1 orange, juice and zest of
salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
60 ml marmalade
250 ml mayonnaise
125 ml cream, whipped
1 can apricot halves or 1 can peach halves in syrup
To Serve
6 cups cooked basmati rice (to serve)

directions

Place all the ingredients in a large roasting pan or casserole dish and cover.
Bake at 180°C/350°F 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.
---------ForCurry Sauce-----------.
Sauté 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.
--------ASSEMBLINGTHE DISH------------.
Place Basmati rice on a platter and arrange the chicken pieces on top.
Pour over the remaining curry sauce and garnish with peach or apricot halves.

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Norahs Girl

Scottburgh, KZN

I,m a Mum of 3 (26,22,and 19)They keep me on my toes so to speak!!!!!! and rapidly heading for Hair dye. I live in Sunny South Africa but I,m of Welsh(uk)decent! I use to be(before the joys of Motherhood and domestic bliss Ha HA!) a nurse specialising in Oncology(Cancer nursing).Now I,m a stay at home Mum(although I,m a part-time secretary for DH,s small business.) I,ve lots I want to do in the pipeline now the children are getting older!I love to cook,its one of my passions,besides cooking I love to Read and enjoy anything from Medical thrillers,historical epics! to a good old mystery the more complex the better! On my to do list is learning to quilt,knit fair isle and bottle preserves properly! I live at the Coast and have done so for the last 5 years,its certainly a slower pace of life here than when we lived in the city. There is something very restful about living so close to the Sea even the storms are spectacular to watch.One of My wishes is to spend a weekend in a Light house,preferably in rough weather! I,m also *Mum* to 4 dogs(all girls!)Millie the boxer,Jessie the cross border collie who is slightly mad to say the least!and my 2 little Jack Russells Molly and Mandy who have me running about all over the place I wish I had their energy!I,de bottle it and make a fortune!

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