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What’s in a name?
THIS month’s recipe is a firm favourite Chicken Copenhagen
in our family, and we hope it will become Ingredients
one of yours too. It was first shared with
me by Anne Buckley, the mother of one of 1 whole chicken (or 4 chicken joints)
our friends. Sadly, Anne is no longer with 300-500ml double cream
us, but I think of her whenever I make it. 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
She called it ‘Chicken Copenhagen’. I’ve 3 tablespoons mango chutney
no idea why and I haven’t found another
reference to it anywhere. It’s not Danish in Method
style or ingredients but simply tastes great,
and whenever I’ve made it for friends, they Set oven to 160C
always want the recipe. It would be more
accurately described as ‘Chicken in a creamy 1. Place the chicken in a large ovenproof dish or
mango sauce’. It is very rich and has a subtle roasting tray and roast until cooked through.
fruit flavour that is balanced by the inclusion The time will depend on the size of the chicken.
of Worcestershire sauce. I start with a whole 2. Remove the chicken and place on a large plate.
chicken as I like to include the cooking
juices in the sauce for extra flavour, but 3. Add the double cream to the juices in the roasting
you could use chicken breasts and/or thighs dish and stir well to mix.
browned in a frying pan before adding to the 4. Stir in the Worchester sauce, making sure it is
sauce and finishing in the oven. Using pre- mixed in.
jointed pieces will shorten the preparation 5. Using a sharp knife, cut the chicken into joints.
and cooking time making it an ideal mid- You can remove the bones if you want to or leave
week meal or for a last-minute dinner party. the meat on the bone.
We often serve it simply with boiled wild
rice, but it goes equally well as an alternative 6. Place the chicken joints in the sauce and pour in
to a traditional Sunday roast, served with any juice from the plate.
green beans, carrots and of course – crispy 7. Spoon mango chutney on top of the dish.
roast potatoes or crushed new potatoes to You do not need to mix it in, just leave ‘dollops’
mop up the sauce. The quantities I’ve used sitting on top of the sauce.
serve four. When I make it, I never measure
the cream but add a little less or a little more, 8. Return the dish to the oven and bake until the sauce
depending on how creamy I want the sauce has thickened, and the top started to brown a little.
to be. We’d love to hear what you think of 9. Serve hot with rice, potatoes or crusty bread to mop
this dish. Send us a pic via social media; @ up the creamy sauce and seasonal vegetables.
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Trekkers return from ‘Home of the Giants’

A GROUP of fourteen triumphant of the Oldham Mountain Rescue the area is home to hundreds of pleasant and welcoming.” finally enjoy some much-needed
trekkers - including nine residents Team were among six members imposing mountains and huge Electricity and running water were rest and recuperation.
from Oldham and Saddleworth - of the group to reach the summit glaciers. in very short supply at the most Prior to the trek, participants
completed an arduous five day trek of Galdhøpiggen, Norway’s David said: “It was an extremely remote cabin along the journey, were busy organising fundraising
through the mountains and fjords highest mountain - the six having hard trek; much of the trekking where participants washed in an icy activities such as an afternoon
of Norway to raise money for a a combined age of 406. was bouldering – walking from lake and ate by candlelight. tea, craft market stalls and bucket
children’s charity. The group endured long days, rock to rock. The first day was the The trek concluded with a collections to help them achieve
Revd David Ireland, a minister trudging over challenging terrain toughest, with 12 hours of walking. picturesque final hike overlooking their sponsorship target.
in Oldham and chief executive travelling between cabins in Despite the average age being in the Sognefjord, the longest and deepest The trek is expected to raise
officer of Francis House Norway’s Jotunheimen National late sixties, everybody completed fjord in Norway, followed by a approximately £15,000. Donations
Children’s Hospice, his wife Park, which translates as ‘Home the trek. Norway was a wonderful celebratory dinner in a fjord-side can still be made at www.justgiving.
Judith and Doctor Andrew Taylor of the Giants’. True to its name, country, and the people were really hotel, where the trekkers could com/campaign/NorwayTrek2022