Chicken

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken ala king is poached chicken folded into a roux cream sauce with sautéed peppers, mushrooms and peas, served over fluffy rice. The whole thing takes 30 minutes and the sauce comes together in one pan. I built this from the chicken pie filling in his cookbook: chicken poached in stock with thyme, …

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken stew is a whole jointed chicken simmered with root vegetables in a litre of stock, the meat pulled off the bone, then finished with coriander suet dumplings. The recipe is called a chicken casserole in Make It Easy, though it eats like a proper stew. Ramsay’s twist is lemongrass and fresh ginger …

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken fricassee is a whole jointed chicken browned with smoked bacon lardons, chestnut mushrooms and garlic, flambéed in brandy, then braised in chicken stock for 25 minutes until the sauce reduces into something rich and glossy. Rustic French cooking at its best, and ready in under 40 minutes. The recipe is from his …

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken marsala is skin-on chicken breast seared until the skin is dark golden, then braised in Marsala wine, chicken stock and butter for 10 minutes until the sauce turns rich and glossy. He serves it with chicory cooked in the same pan, which soaks up all the marsala flavour. Ready in under 20 …

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken alfredo is butterflied chicken breast seared golden on a griddle, sliced and laid over fettuccine tossed in a brown butter, garlic and Parmesan sauce. The same searing technique from his Bread Street Kitchen cookbook, the same sauce base from Quick and Delicious. Together they make a 20-minute dinner that tastes like it …

Gordon Ramsay’s cornflake chicken sliders are chicken breast halves coated in crushed cornflakes and fried for 2 minutes per side, stacked in brioche buns with a gochujang mayo, cucumber ribbons and a fish sauce-lime dressing. The whole thing takes 10 minutes and the crunch is louder than any breadcrumb. This recipe is from Ramsay in …

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken sandwich is a buttermilk-marinated thigh, double-dredged in spiced flour and fried until the crust shatters, then stacked in a bun with butter lettuce, light coleslaw, hot sauce and a squeeze of mayo. The order you build it matters as much as the chicken itself. Ramsay makes this sandwich in his Scrambled episode …

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken schnitzel is a butterflied breast pounded thin, coated in flour, egg and panko, then shallow fried for 2 to 3 minutes per side until the crust shatters. He serves it with a gherkin crème fraîche that takes 30 seconds to make and cuts through the richness perfectly. The whole dish is done …

Gordon Ramsay’s pan fried chicken is a butterflied breast, flattened thin and cooked on a hot griddle for just 2 to 3 minutes per side, then topped with a tomato and olive salsa, rocket and shaved Parmesan. The whole thing takes about 15 minutes and the chicken stays juicy because the even thickness means every …