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Pureed Chicken with Gravy

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Level 4: Extremely Thick / Pureed · 30 min · serves 1 + the family

Pureed Chicken with Gravy prepared as an illustrative IDDSI Level 4 serving
Serving illustration. Follow the measurements below and run the IDDSI test before serving.

The family’s version

  • Roast chicken
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Gravy

The Level 4 version

  • 160 g tender chicken thigh, skin removed
  • 140 g peeled potatoes, boiled soft
  • 90 g peeled carrots, boiled very soft
  • 220 ml thick smooth gravy
  • 1 tbsp butter
Convert it
  1. Remove chicken skin, browned crust, cartilage, and bone; use only moist, tender meat.
  2. Blend chicken with warm gravy until silky, then pass it through a fine sieve.
  3. Blend potatoes with butter and gravy without overworking them; blend and sieve the carrots separately.
  4. Adjust every component so it holds a mound, has no liquid separation, and slides off a tilted spoon with little residue.
  5. Plate as separate smooth mounds and run both the fork-drip and spoon-tilt tests before serving.
EquipmentHigh-speed blender, fine sieve, spoon and fork for testing
SLP tipThick gravy supplies moisture and flavor, but too little makes chicken puree sticky; add it gradually and keep testing.

Before serving: run the spoon tilt and fork drip tests on the finished plate. Recipes guide you to a texture. Only the test confirms it.

Run the guided test →
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