Creamy Chicken A La King Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time1 Hr 15 Min
Ready In1 Hr 30 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Ingredients
| Cooked chicken | 10 Ounce | |
| Sweet red or green pepper - 1 | ||
| Mushrooms | 8 | |
| Butter | 1 1/2 Ounce | |
| Lemon juice - a squeeze | ||
| Flour | 1 Ounce | |
| Stock | 1/2 Pint | |
| Sherry | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Mace - a pinch | ||
| Egg yolks | 2 | |
| Double cream | 4 Tablespoon | |
| Pastry patty shells - 4 or fried rounds of bread - 4 | ||
| Parsley - 1 teaspoon, chopped or paprika - 1/4 teaspoon | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Chop the pepper and boil for 5 minutes.
2) Rinse in cold water; drain.
3) Slice the mushrooms.
4) Cut the cooked chicken into small dices.
MAKING
5) Cook sliced mushrooms in 1/2 oz butter and a little lemon juice until tender, 5-6 minutes.
6) Make sauce: Melt butter and blend in flour smoothly. Add chicken stock, bring to the boil, stirring constantly, simmer for few minutes, then add sherry, mace and seasoning.
7) Mix chicken, mushrooms and peppers into sauce, put in top of double boiler. Mix egg yolks and cream together.
8) Add a little of the hot sauce, stir, strain and add to chicken. Heat carefully; do not boil.
9) Spoon mixture into hot pastry patty shells or on to fried rounds of bread.
SERVING
10) Sprinkle the chicken with chopped parsley or paprika, serve at once.
1) Chop the pepper and boil for 5 minutes.
2) Rinse in cold water; drain.
3) Slice the mushrooms.
4) Cut the cooked chicken into small dices.
MAKING
5) Cook sliced mushrooms in 1/2 oz butter and a little lemon juice until tender, 5-6 minutes.
6) Make sauce: Melt butter and blend in flour smoothly. Add chicken stock, bring to the boil, stirring constantly, simmer for few minutes, then add sherry, mace and seasoning.
7) Mix chicken, mushrooms and peppers into sauce, put in top of double boiler. Mix egg yolks and cream together.
8) Add a little of the hot sauce, stir, strain and add to chicken. Heat carefully; do not boil.
9) Spoon mixture into hot pastry patty shells or on to fried rounds of bread.
SERVING
10) Sprinkle the chicken with chopped parsley or paprika, serve at once.
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