Adam Handling’s chicken pie has been crowned the winner of a coronation dish competition on The One Show.
The BBC programme teamed up with The Big Coronation Lunch to find a recipe perfect for street parties and celebrations across the country this Saturday.
Dame Mary Berry announced the winner as voted for by the public on Tuesday’s episode.
Handling, the 2023 Great British Menu champion and a finalist on MasterChef in 2013, said he was “super proud” and described himself as a “massive royalist”.
Five winners from BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals and Great British Menu had been invited to create a special savoury dish in honour of the King and Queen Consort.
Handling saw off competition from Dan Lee, who made celebratory pork and prawn dumplings, James Cochran, who offered up a coronation fried chicken sandwich, Claire Lara with a king oyster mushroom filo tart and Nikita Pathakji and her coronation cauliflower dome.
“Thank you, who would have guessed it?” Handling said, after being the news was announced. “I’m super proud.
“I’m a massive royalist and this is an incredible part of history so it’s great to be a part of it.”
Dame Mary added: “I couldn’t have been more thrilled with the outcome.
“I certainly will be cooking the winning dish with great pride.”
Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 30 mins | Cooking time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
For the pie case:
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp plain flour
2 sheets ready rolled puff pastry (320g each)
1 free-range egg, beaten
For the filling:
