1702. GOLDEN STUFFED CHICKEN with BACON, QUAIL'S EGGS and BLACK PUDDING

serves two


For the stuffing
1 shallots, finely chopped
50 grams pork sausage meat
4 basil

For the chicken and bacon
2 x 175 grams corn fed chicken breast supremes
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 slices bacon

For the mashed potato
2 potatoes
2 teaspoons butter
2-3 tablespoons hot milk
salt and black pepper

For the eggs
6 slices black pudding
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 quail's eggs

For the mange tout
50 grams mangetout, shredded
1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

For the garnish
few sprigs chervil

Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4. For the stuffing; combine the shallot, sausage meat and shredded basil. Fill the stuffing into the pocket between the skin and the chicken supreme meat.

Heat the olive oil in an ovenproof frying pan and seal the chicken, on both sides, until golden brown. Season well and continue cooking the chicken in the oven for about 10 minutes, until cooked through.

While the chicken is in the oven, stretch the bacon rashers out using the back of a knife - this helps stop them from shrinking as they bake. Lay them on a baking tray and cook in the oven at the same time and temperature as the chicken for about 8 minutes, until crisp.

Peel the potatoes and boil until tender, before draining. Mash well and beat in the butter and milk. Shape into quenelles (small ovals, about 2cm in length) and keep warm.

Warm the black pudding in a frying pan and set aside. Heat the olive oil in the same frying pan and fry the quail eggs until just set. Trim the cooked eggs so that they're the same size as the black pudding, and place on top of each slice.

In the same pan, fry the mangetout and ginger for about 30 seconds. Spoon onto plates and dress with the vinegar and oil.

Arrange the quail eggs and black pudding on plates. Surround with the bacon, chicken, quenelles and mangetout. Scatter over the chervil and shitzu shoots before serving.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Andrew Nutter, Market Kitchen, Good Food Channel, UKTV