VOLUME 1 - Kilimanjaro Foods

Chicken Fricassee (Huhnerfrikassee)
4 Servings
1 stewing chicken
1 cold water
1 salt
1 leek
1 celery stalk
1 carrot
1 whole clove
1 bay leaf
1 sm onion,cut in half
1 sm can button mushrooms,drained
1/3 c butter
1/4 c all purpose flour
1 pn nutmeg,Ground
1 t worcestershire sauce
1 dry white wine,german
1 t lemon juice
1 sm can of peas,drained
1 egg yolk
6 T whipping cream
Cut chicken into pieces. Place chicken in a deep saucepan; cover with
cold water. Add salt, leek, celery, carrot, whole clove, bay leaf
and onion. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer 1 to 2 hours, depending
on size and tenderness of chicken. When joints linking thigh portions
to
main body move easily and seem flexable, chicken will be done
Remove chicken from cooking liquid; cool slightly. Remove skin and fat;
cut flesh from bones in large pieces. Strain liquid. Cut mushrooms into
thin slices. Sautee in a small amount of butter in a medium skillet. Melt
butter in a large skillet. Stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until light
golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add a small amount of hot cooking liquid
and season with salt, nutmeg, Worcestershire sauce, wine and lemon
juice. Place chicken pieces, sauteed mushrooms and peas in sauce; warm
gently over low heat. When all ingredients are hot, turn off heat. Let
stand 3 to 4 minutes. Before serving, blend egg yolk and whipping cream
in a small bowl. Stir egg yolk mixture into sauce to make it smooth and
rich. Serve hot with rice.