British Food Fortnight - Winter Chicken Feast

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Winter Chicken Feast

Recipe by Steve Carroll and Tyran Vaghi, the chefs at Sutton Hoo restaurant, Woodbridge, recipe supplied by Tastes of Anglia

Ingredients

Dumplings
250g self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 eating apple
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh or dried tarragon
Salt and pepper
2 large potatoes
Half a pint chicken stock
Half pint apple juice
2 tablespoons plain flour
50g butter

Braised chicken
6 chicken Supremes
2 medium carrots
1 courgette
1 leek
1 stick celery

Method
Season chicken and brown in a heavy pan

Remove the browned chicken and sweat finely chopped vegetables in a drop of oil

Add small bite sized chunks of potato, add apple juice and chicken stock

Replace chicken and braise for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked thoroughly and vegetables cooked

Mix together flour and butter

Gradually mix this with chicken and stock mixture to thicken sauce

To make Dumplings
Mix all the ingredients with enough cold water to bind mixture into a soft dough

Divide into 6 balls

Steam over a pan of boiling water until cooked through

Serve on top of chicken

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