Delicious UK - (01)January 2020

Chickenbalmoral

SERVES4.HANDS-ON TIME 20 MIN, OVEN

TIME 15-18 MIN

MAKE

AHEAD

Preparethechickenupto

theendofstep1,coverand

chilluptoa dayahead.

KNOW-

HOW

Chickensupremesare

chickenbreastswiththe

filletandupperwingbone

stillattached.They’reavailable

fromgoodbutchers.If youcan’tfind

them,uselargeskin-on chicken

breasts instead

• 4 free-rangechickensupremes
  orlargeskin-onchicken breasts
  (seeKnow-how)


• 100ghaggis


• 1 tspfreshlypicked thyme leaves


• Knobofbutter


• Splashofoil


• Neepsandtatties(mashedswede
  andmashedpotato)andsteamed
  seasonal greens to serve

RECIPESOPHIEAUSTEN-SMITH

PHOTOGRAPHSTOBYSCOTT

FOODST YLINGJENBEDLOE

ST YLINGOLIVIA WARDLE

THESELKIRKGRACE

Ata traditionalBurnsNightsuppertheguestsaresalutedbykiltedpipers

astheyenter,thenthechairman(thehostofthesupper)performsan

officialwelcome.Finally,beforethemealcanbegin,thehaggisis

pipedinwithmuchceremony,tobeaddressedandtoastedwithpoet

RobertBurns’briefprayer:

Somehaemeatandcannaeat/Andsomewadeatthatwantit/

But we hae meat and we can eat/ Sae let the Lord be thankit.

The Burns Night

SU PPER

Thistraditionalchickendish,stuffedwithhaggisandservedwithlashings

ofcreamywhiskysauce,isa fittingwaytotoasttheBardofAyrshire’sbirthday

on Saturday 25 January – along with a dram of your favourite scotch, obviously

FORTHEWHISK YCREAMSAUCE

• 100mlchickenstock


• Splashwhiskytotaste


• 200ml double cream

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 4-8cocktailsticks; ovenproof
  frying pan

1 Heattheovento200°C/180°Cfan/

gas6.Cuteachchickenbreast

almostinhalfhorizontallytoform

apocket.Mashthehaggisand

thymetogetherina smallbowlwith

a fork(noneedtoseason).Divide

themixtureinto4 equalportions,

thenusetostuffthebreasts.Use

1 or2 cocktailstickstosecurethe

fillinginside(seeMakeAhead).

2 Heatthebutterandoilinthe

fryingpanovera medium-highheat,

addthechickenskin-sidedownand

cookforabout5 minutesoruntil

goldenbrown.Turnthechicken

breastsoverandbrowntheother

sidesfor3 minutes.Transferthe

pantotheovenandroastfor15-18

minutes or until just cooked through

(thejuiceswillrunclearwhen

thechickenbreastispiercedwith

askewerinthethickestpart).

3 Removethechickenandputon

a platetorest,looselycoveredwith

foiltokeepwarm.Putthepanback

onthehob,pourinthestockand

usea woodenspoontoscrapeup

allthetastybrownedbitsfromthe

bottomofthepan.Stirina splash

ofwhiskyandthecream,then

seasonwithsaltandplentyofblack

pepper,addinga littlemorewhisky

totaste.Servethechickenwith

neepsandtatties,steamed

seasonalgreensanda spoonful

ofwhiskycreamsauce.

PERSERVING464kcals,27gfat

(13.2gsaturated),46.2gprotein,

5.5gcarbs(0.5g sugars), 0.4g salt,

0.2gfibre

WINEEDITOR’SCHOICEOfcourse

a whiskyortwoistraditionalon

BurnsNight,butI’dleavethatuntil

afterthechickenbalmoral.Withit,

choosea redburgundy,softand

smoothwithplentyofstrawberry

fruit and a nutty hint.

68 deliciousmagazine.co.uk