Persian Chicken
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 5
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- 1 cup red wine
- 1 cup water
- 2 large onions
- 750g chicken
- 500g mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 teaspoons chicken stock
- 200 ml cream
- 200 ml mayonnaise
- small bunch of parsley
Method
step 1
Slice the onions roughly and fry lightly in a large frying pan in small amount of oil.step 2
In a bowl or large measuring cup combine the wine, water, curry powder and chicken stock. Pour this into the onions and allow to simmer for about half an hour.step 3
Slice the mushrooms thickly and cube the chicken. Fry lightly, and then add to the onions simmering in the wine and water mix. Leave simmering for another 10 minutes.step 4
Meanwhile whip the cream till it just holds shape, then fold in the mayonnaise, and lastly the parsley, finely chopped.step 5
Remove the chicken, mushrooms, onions and wine from the heat and fold in the cream, mayonnaise and parsley just before serving. Serve on a bed white rice.step 6
This can also make a really nice vegetarian meal if you leave out the chicken and double the amount of mushrooms, and replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock.
