The Queen's Golden Jubilee Chicken (official Recipe)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 18 ounces chicken breast fillets (approximate)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
• 1 lime, quartered
• half lime, juiced and zest grated
• 1 in piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and grated
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 fluid ounces creme fraiche
• 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
• half lime, juice and zest grated
• 2 in piece fresh gingerroot

Recipe

• 1 mix the marinade ingredients together in a shallow dish. add the chicken and turn to coat thoroughly. cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• 2 to make dressing, place creme fraiche, mayonnaise, lime juice and zest in a bowl. peel and grate the ginger, then twist in a piece of muslin, or press through a sieve to extract the juice. add 2 tsp of the juice to the dressing. stir, cover and chill to allow the flavors to develop.
• 3 scrape marinade from the chicken and pat dry with kitchen paper. season the chicken with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and place in a roasting pan. drizzle over olive oil.
• 4 roast in oven at 375 degrees f for 25 minutes, baste occasionally until the chicken is cooked through. leave to cool completely, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
• 5 combine the chicken and dressing, adjust the seasoning, and refrigerate. serve with a pasta salad, lime quarters and chopped flat leaf parsley.