Hunters' Chicken Without Bbq Sauce.

[Tilly2]

I'd like to cook some form of Hunters' Chicken but hate the thought of using BBQ sauce. Any suggestions for an alternative sauce?

[TheWinner]

any of the Campbell's condensed soups. Chicken, mushroom etc. make good sauces,

[Barmaid]

Could you do a tomato sauce? Honey and mustard?

What don't you like about bbq?

[Tilly2]

...but full of additives The Winner. Something from scratch would be better.

[Tilly2]

Barmaid, I really don't like the sweet and sour combination. I do not like Bbq sauce on or in anything.

[TheWinner]

sorry Tilly2 thought you wanted a quick way of making it.....

[Buenchico]

I agree with The Winner. My mother introduced me to condensed soups as making useful sauces (and casserole bases, etc) when I first moved into a bedsit. These days I also use packet 'cup soups', made a bit thicker than on the instructions.

If you want the beefiness of barbecue sauce then oxtail soup might do the job. If you want something that's a more natural partner to chicken, try mushroom or chicken & leek soup.

[Tilly2]

No Chris, nothing in a tin!

[Buenchico]

Crossed posts!

If you want to do it all yourself, the chicken and bacon in your dish would be well complemented by a creamy mushroom sauce:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/creamymushroomsauce_1308

[Tilly2]

That mushroom sauce looks good. Thanks for that.

[TheWinner]

Buenchico, we love celery flavouring but can never make it from scratch strong enough. So we use Campbells condensed as a sauce, and it is perfect to go with breaded chicken strips etc.

[TheWinner]

Tilly2, good on you for making it from scratch.. Hope we are all invited for tea!

[Tilly2]

The authentic recipe for Hunters' Chicken can not have contained BBQ sauce, surely. It's a peasant dish, BBQ sauce was not available.
I'll make a garlicy tomato sauce I think.

[Tilly2]

The Winner, I could not eat a tin of soup unless I was starving. I try to steer clear of chemical additives but thank you for your positive comment.

[TheWinner]

You're welcome Tilly2, it wouldn't do for us all to be the same.......

[237SJ]

You can make your own sauce, according to Schwartz https://www.schwartz.co.uk/recipes/chicken/hunters-chicken

[Mamyalynne]

For a traditional take on the dish just Google a recipe for Chasseur Sauce.

[Tilly2]

Thanks for that S37SJ but I really cannot abide tomato ketchup.
Even the smell of it puts me off.

[237SJ]

I`d just do a coq au vin sauce then.

[Tilly2]

It looks like it might turn into a Chicken Chasseur or a Coq au Vin...choices, choices???

Thanks Mamya and S37. :-)

[Vagus]

Tilly, neither of us likes bbq sauce either. I’d probably make a sauce involving honey, mustard and creme fraisch. Or a creamy mushroom sauce.