Sorry, to watch this YouTube video you need to accept cookies
Cold cooked chicken, herbs, spices and a creamy mayonnaise-based sauce — Coronation Chicken might not be the first place you’d turn for new summer pizza inspiration, but the original recipe for “Poulet Reine Elizabeth” (credited to Rosemary Hume of Le Cordon Bleu London, which prepared the Coronation luncheon for Queen...
Method
This recipe would suit a variety of pizza styles, but we think sourdough, neo-Neapolitan or classic pizza dough all work well. Make sure to prepare your dough ahead of time to ensure it rises at room temperature before firing up your oven.
Make or buy the pre-roasted chicken and portion it out (shred or tear it).
Warm a sauté pan over medium heat, then add the olive oil and chopped onions. Cook until soft and translucent (about 3 minutes).
Add the curry powder and stir well to combine. Cook for another 2 minutes. Be sure not to burn the spices, because they’ll become bitter.
Add the chopped tomatoes, red wine, bay leaf, apricot jam and lemon juice, then bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes over a medium heat until the sauce thickens and most of the moisture evaporates.
Remove from the heat, then add the double cream and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine, then leave to cool.
Mix the apricot jam, spices, mayonnaise and crème fraîche together in a large bowl until they’re combined. You’ll drizzle this sauce over the finished pizza.
Tip: Coronation Dressing also works as a dipping sauce for crusts!
Fire up your Ooni pizza oven. Aim for 400°C to 450°C (750°F to 850°F) on the baking stone inside (about 15 minutes). Use the infrared thermometer to quickly and accurately check the temperature of the middle of the stone.
Tip: You can toast your almonds in the oven as it’s reaching temperature. Either place them on the end of a peel and let them kiss the flames for a couple of seconds, or put them in a heated skillet and stir until they colour slightly.
Place a dough ball on a lightly floured work surface. Push the air from the centre out to the edge with your fingers. Stretch the dough out to form a 12-inch base, then lay the stretched dough over your lightly floured pizza peel.
Starting in the centre and working your way out to the edge, spread 3 tablespoons of the spiced tomato and cream sauce, leaving 1 ½ to 2 centimetres (¼ to ½ inch) for the crust.
Top generously with the chicken.
Slide the pizza off the peel and into your oven. Cook for one to two minutes, using a peel to turn your pizza about every 20 seconds to ensure an even bake.
Remove the cooked pizza from the oven, wait one minute for it to cool slightly, then top with the Coronation Dressing, toasted sliced almonds and chopped coriander.
Slice into 6 pieces, serve and enjoy!
Are we missing something?
We'd love your feedback to help us improve this recipe.