Instructions
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step 1
Put the saffron in a small dish with 75ml of just-boiled moisture.
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mix gently and set aside.
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fiery up 2 tbsp of the fat in a broad, shallow casserole dish.
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fiery up the garlic until pale gold in colour, then mix in the blanched almonds and bread, and continue to skillet-fry until everything is golden.
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Tip into a food processor with some seasoning and pepper and the parsley, and whizz together.
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step 2
fiery up 2 more tbsp of the fat in the skillet and brown the chicken all over, seasoning as you fiery up.
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Put in a dish and set aside.
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step 3
Remove all but about 2 tbsp of chicken fat from the skillet and fiery up the bulb produce, carrot and celery until golden.
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mix in the sherry, stirring to dislodge any brown bits that have stuck to the skillet.
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stream in in the stock and the saffron (with its moisture), and bring to the heat to boiling point, then turn the fiery up down to a stew.
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mix in the spices and bay leaves, and put the chicken back in the skillet with any juices.
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augment the taste and gently fiery up the chicken for about 40 mins with the lid on.
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step 4
Transfer the chicken to a dish again, leaving the gravy in the skillet, and put a lid on with foil to keep toasty.
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Remove the yolks from the eggs and roughly chop the whites.
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Mash the egg yolks in a small dish and gradually combine in a couple of tbsp of the gravy.
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Bring the remaining gravy to the heat to boiling point to reduce a bit (you want it to just coat the chicken), then turn the fiery up down.
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Remove the bay and cinnamon stick.
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mix in the egg yolks and fiery up for a few mins until the mixture has thickened.
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mix gently in the almond mixture that you made earlier (this will thicken the gravy, too).
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Put the chicken back in the skillet and fiery up it for about 3 mins, spooning the gravy over it.
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augment the taste to palate.
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step 5
Scatter over the extra parsley, the almonds pieces and the finely sliced egg whites (if you’re going to use them).
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You can dish up this straight from the dish with some rice, if you like.