SECRET RECIPE CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Secret Recipe Chicken Fricassee image

This was my Grandma's secret family recipe from her French ancestors. I have never seen a recipe like this on any site. It's a rich creamy sauce over chicken...great with mashed potatoes. A great dish for Easter or Christmas.

Provided by jodilmayer

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup margarine
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon dried parsley
4 egg yolks
¼ cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon cornstarch, or as needed
4 cooked chicken breasts, broken into chunks

Steps:

Mix flour and margarine together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the flour and margarine form a paste.
Whisk cream into flour mixture about 1/2 cup at a time until smoothly combined; whisk in chicken broth and parsley. Bring sauce to a simmer, whisking constantly until thickened.
Whisk egg yolks and lemon juice together in a bowl.
Whisk egg yolk mixture slowly into cream mixture, about 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce barely comes to a simmer and coats the back of a spoon. Do not boil.
If thicker sauce is desired, whisk cornstarch and 1/4 cup of sauce in a small bowl; stir cornstarch mixture back into sauce until thickened, about 2 minutes.
Stir chicken breast pieces into sauce until chicken is heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 693.4 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 414.6 mg, Fat 61.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 23.3 g, SaturatedFat 31.4 g, Sodium 702.8 mg, Sugar 1.3 g