Chicken Ala King

by Chef Jim

Rating: 2 ★

Chicken Ala King
Ingredients
  • • 1 kg chicken breast, diced
  • • 12 button mushrooms, cut into halves
  • • 1 medium onion, finely sliced
  • • 1 red sweet pepper, finely sliced
  • • 1/2 cup evaporated milk, scalded
  • • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • • 2 tablespoons butter
  • • 1 cup chicken stock or 1 cube
  • • - chicken stock mixed with 1 cup of water
  • • - salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Serves: 4 to 6
  2. Sauté onion in butter until soft
  3. Add diced chicken and cook for 5 minutes
  4. Add peppers and mushrooms; cook for 3 minutes
  5. Mix flour with chicken stock and add; simmer with constant stirring for 3 minutes
  6. Add scalded evaporated milk gradually with constant stirring
  7. Season with salt and continue to simmer until thick. Remove from heat.
  8. Variation: 1 slightly beaten egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of sherry can be added if desired in step