Recipe Details

Summary

Name: CHICKEN A LA KING

Category: Main Dish

Ingredients and Directions

3 cup chicken, cooked

2 cup heavy cream

1 cup mushroom, sliced

1 each green pepper, sliced

1 each pimento, chopped

1/2 teaspoon flour

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup sherry

1 teaspoon salt 1/4 t paprika

1 ds cayenne

4 each egg yolks

3 teaspoon butter

Melt butter in saucepan; Add green peppers, mushrooms and pimentos. Simmer 5 minutes. Add flour and blend in well. Add 3/4 of the heavy cream and all the chicken broth. Cover and cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in sherry, salt, cayenne and paprika. Beat egg yolks and combine with rest of heavy cream. Stir slowly into sauce. Add chicken and heat but do not boil. Serve on toast or shells.