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Chicken A La King
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 8
This dish has slid way down the tubes from an elegant dish for royalty to a cheap staple for those on a budget. The eggs have been left out because it is somewhat delicate to get this part right. NO canned soups! Read more !!! The stories on where or who invented this is very vague. Absolutely perfect-if made correctly
Ingredients:
4 cups of poached, cubed chicken
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter
2 large shallots
6 tablespoons of flour
1/4 cup of madeira wine or dry sherry
3 cups of chicken broth
pinch of cayenne pepper
pinch of nutmeg
chopped parsley 3 teaspoons plus 1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
2 teaspoons pepper or to taste
4 tablespoons of chopped pimiento
2 tablespoons of snipped chives
1/2 pound of sliced white mushrooms
1 1/4 cups heavy cream or cream fraiche
biscuits, toasted italian bread, or noodles
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup butter
2. Saute the shallots 4-5 minutes until softened
3. Sprinkle in the flour and stir with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes
4. Whisk in sherry and broth and bring to a boil
5. Add the parsley and bring down to a simmer
6. Cook for 30 minutes, stir often
7. In another large skillet add remaining butter and add mushrooms
8. Cook mushrooms for about 6 minutes
9. Season the mushrooms with salt, pepper, cayenne and nutmeg
10. Whisk in creme fraiche or heavy cream
11. Add the chicken, pimiento, chives to the sauce
12. Simmer for 10 minutes and serve over biscuits, or toasted Italian bread
13. For a more formal look, if serving on a large platter, sprinkle outside of platter with chopped parsley and chopped finely chopped red pepper.
By RecipeOfHealth.com