Chicken with Sherry Sauce Recipe |
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You will need :- 4 chicken joints salt and pepper 4 oz. butter 4 oz. mushrooms 1 oz. plain flour 2 tablespoons sherry ½ pint water ¼ pint single cream few slices bread oil and butter for frying 2 sprigs parsley
Preparation Time:- 15 minutes
Cooking Time:- 35 minutes
Season the chicken well. Melt the butter and fry the chicken for 25 minutes. Remove and keep hot. Add the mushrooms, whole, and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove and keep to one side.
Add the flour to the remaining fat. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, add the sherry and stock gradually, stirring all the time. Return to the heat, bring to the boil, stirring continually until thickened. Add the cream, mix and heat through, but do not boil. Return the mushrooms to the sauce, heat through again.
Make the croutons by cutting out shapes from slices of bread, using small, fancy cutter. Fry until crisp in oil and butter. Arrange the chicken on a large serving dish, pour the sauce over and garnish with fried croutons and parsley. Serves 4.
Quick Tip
If you are using leftover chicken for this dish, add the cream to a tin of condensed mushroom soup and cook as in the recipe.
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