Cumberland chicken with pork, herb and ham stuffing

Cumberland chicken with pork, herb and ham stuffing
Main Ingredient: Pork Ham Poultry Chicken

Course: Stuffings

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Cumberland chicken with pork, herb and ham stuffing ingredients

  • 12 Chicken thighs, boned
  • Stuffing
  • 1 T butter
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c Onion, chopped
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c Mushrooms, chopped
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c Fresh spinach, chopped
  • 2 T Fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Each dried marjoram, sage and thyme
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Salt
  • Pepper
  • 2483527⁄624973141 lb Ground pork
  • 2483527⁄624973141 lb Ham, finely chopped
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c soft bread crumbs
  • 1 Eggs
  • CUMBERLAND SAUCE
  • 1 c Red Currant Jelly
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c port
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c Orange juice
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c Lemon juice
  • Rind of 1 orange, cut in slivers
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Dry mustard
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Ginger

Cooking Cumberland chicken with pork, herb and ham stuffing

1. Stuffingi: in skillet, melt butter over medium heat; cook onion until tender.
2. Stiri in mushrooms, spinach, parsley, marjoram, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste; cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
3. Let cool.
4. In bowl, combine pork, ham, bread crumbs and egg; add onion mixture and mix well.
5. Fill pocket of each boned thigh with heaping tablespoon of stuffing and enclose with thigh meat.
6. Secure with string.
7. Place seam side down in single layer in greased baking dish.
8. Cumberland sauce: in saucepan, combine jelly, port, orange juice, lemon juice, orange rind, mustard and ginger; bring to boil, stirring constantly.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Pour ½ cup of the sauce over thighs.
11. Bakei, uncovered, in 350 degree oven for 1 ¼ hrs, basting occasionally, or until golden brown and juices run clear when chicken is pierced.
12. Remove string, serve remaining sauce warm with chicken.
13. Makes 8 to 12 servings.