As
I mentioned, I have a friend coming over for our bi weekly Wednesday
Night Dinner.
I
have the little Apple Pies all ready to go, and now it's time for the
main dish.
This
is another one I found on my ROKU Player from Foodwishes.com
It's
Chicken A LA King.
I
found this to be VERY similar to a POT PIE my wife makes. I love it.
In
the video, Chef John serves this over Mashed Potatoes. I thought that
was interesting. So let's try it. Maybe we should have some biscuits
on the side?
Here
is what you will need. There is a bit of preparation for this meal, so
take your time and get all your stuff ready to go BEFORE you start
cooking.
Ingredients
for two large, or four small portions:
6
tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2
pound sliced mushrooms
2
large shallots, minced
1
cup diced sweet bell peppers
salt
and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/3
cup to 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, depending on how thick you want it
1/4
cup dry sherry (there is no substitute, except maybe a little splash
of a mild,
sweeter
vinegar)
3
1/2 cups chicken stock or broth
pinch
of freshly grated nutmeg
pinch
of cayenne pepper
2
teaspoons fresh thyme
1
tablespoon Italian parsley
1/3
cup creme fraiche or heavy cream
4
cups cubed roasted chicken
fresh
chives to garnish
I
added:
½
cup of Frozen Peas
1
whole carrot chopped
Couple
of shakes of Celery seed
1
Stock of chopped Celery
how to make
As always, I start with a cold
refreshing adult beverage
For the chicken, we bought two pre cooked roasted chickens at the store. We removed the meat and chopped it into bite size pieces.
All the left over meat we will freeze and the bones and stuff we will use to make broth.
Add butter to pan and melt on medium
high
When butter is melted, add Mushrooms &
a pinch of salt
Salute then cook for 5 minutes
Add Onions, Celery & carrots
Turn to Medium to make a roux
Add Flour and cook for 5 minutes.
KEEP STIRING
Add Peppers and Sherry and cook for 1
minute
Add your chicken stock
Set burner to medium high
When mixture 'bubbles', turn to medium
low
Cook for 15 minutes
Add Fresh Nutmeg, Paprika, some ground
Pepper and Celery seed
Stir and add Thyme & Parsley
Stir and add Cream and the Chicken
Pieces
Reduce Heat to LOW and cook for another
5-10 minutes
See how easy it looks? Just have
your crap together when you start and follow the bouncing ball.
(I watched WAY TOO much Mitch Miller
when I was a kid.)
Full disclosure. I used pre made
mashed potatoes. I know, I know. It's against my norm, but I wanted
this to be easy for you. 
This is not what I used, bit it's close enough. I forgot to take a close up.
I also used the Pop N Fresh tube stuff.
SO sue me. But enjoy the dinner first, before you call your Lawyer.
Next up is tomorrows Game Day Lunch. Loose meat sandwiches, with chips and baked beans. See you next week
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