Chicken A La King
From sas 15 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 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 See less
Ingredients
- 4 cups of poached, cubed chicken shopping list
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter shopping list
- 2 large shallots shopping list
- 6 tablespoons of flour shopping list
- 1/4 cup of madeira wine or dry sherry shopping list
- 3 cups of chicken broth shopping list
- Pinch of cayenne pepper shopping list
- Pinch of nutmeg shopping list
- Chopped parsley 3 teaspoons plus 1 teaspoon shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste shopping list
- 2 teaspoons pepper or to taste shopping list
- 4 tablespoons of chopped pimiento shopping list
- 2 Tablespoons of snipped chives shopping list
- 1/2 pound of sliced white mushrooms shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream or cream fraiche shopping list
- biscuits, toasted Italian bread, or noodles shopping list
How to make it
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup butter
- Saute the shallots 4-5 minutes until softened
- Sprinkle in the flour and stir with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes
- Whisk in sherry and broth and bring to a boil
- Add the parsley and bring down to a simmer
- Cook for 30 minutes, stir often
- In another large skillet add remaining butter and add mushrooms
- Cook mushrooms for about 6 minutes
- Season the mushrooms with salt, pepper, cayenne and nutmeg
- Whisk in creme fraiche or heavy cream
- Add the chicken, pimiento, chives to the sauce
- Simmer for 10 minutes and serve over biscuits, or toasted Italian bread
- For a more formal look, if serving on a large platter, sprinkle outside of platter with chopped parsley and chopped finely chopped red pepper.
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
I guess I'll be making it correctly from now on....this looks fantastic....love the shallots and madeira! Thanks for posting!
pat2me
in Nashua loved it
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This sounds and looks wonderful! Saving to try soon!
mamalou
in Attleboro loved it
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OHHH YUMMY, Sas! delicious 55555 :)
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in Macon loved it
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