Book a free demo
TM6 Price Change Coming Soon.

Stuffed Christmas Chicken (Mexico)

Stuffed Christmas Chicken Recipe for the Thermomix TM6

Useful Items

Medium mesh sieve, scissors, butcher’s string, roasting dish, oven, large bowl, chopping board

Ingredients

Stuffing
  • 70 g extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 100 g pine nuts
  • 300 g mince (pork or chicken)
  • ¼ - ½ tsp ground cinnamon, to taste
  • ¼ - ½ tsp ground nutmeg, to taste
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 100 g raisins
  • 100 g prunes, pitted
  • 2 - 3 Tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 2 medium eggs
Chicken
  • 1 chicken (approx. 2 kg)
  • 1 pinch fine sea salt
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
Sauce
  • 300 g onions, quartered
  • 30 g extra virgin olive oil
  • 70 g unsalted butter, diced
  • 180 g port
  • 180 g dry white wine
  • 200 g water
  • 1 - 2 tsp fine sea salt, to taste

Share this recipe

Instructions

Stuffing
  • Place oil in mixing bowl and heat 4 min/Varoma/speed 1.
  • Add pine nuts and heat 7 min/Varoma//speed . Strain mixture through a sieve, reserving oil. Transfer pine nuts to a bowl and set aside.
  • Place mince, reserved oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper in mixing bowl then cook 10 min/100°C/speed 3. Transfer to a large bowl.
  • Place large bowl on mixing bowl lid then weigh in raisins, prunes, breadcrumbs, eggs and reserved pine nuts. Remove bowl and mix well with spatula. Clean mixing bowl.
Chicken
  • Place chicken breast-side down on a chopping board and, using a boning knife or butchery scissors, cut either side of back bone. Cut down the length either side until the bone can be removed. Sprinkle interior with salt and pepper.
  • Place stuffing inside chicken then sew up tightly using butcher's string and a needle. Place in Varoma dish, cover and reserve. Roll any leftover stuffing into balls.
Sauce
  • Place onions in mixing bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula.
  • Add oil and butter then cook 15 min/Varoma/speed .
  • Add port, wine, water and salt. Place covered Varoma into position and steam 60 min/Varoma/speed 1. Towards end of steaming time, preheat oven to 200°C and grease a large roasting dish.
  • Transfer chicken and sauce to prepared roasting dish, add stuffing balls, then roast for 25-30 minutes (200°C), until cooked thoroughly turning over halfway through. Carve chicken and serve with sauce.
View this recipe on Cookidoo

Want to demo the TM-6?

Before you make a purchase, book a live demo and we'll come cook in your kitchen.
Click Here

Start your TM6 Journey

Book your no-obligation TM6 experience

Cooking is about sharing, and in that spirit we want to make sure that you get the most out of your Thermomix® experience. Before you make a purchase, experience the TM6, we will come over to cook in your kitchen – to show you just how easy and fun it can be!

"*" indicates required fields

Preferred Contact Method*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.