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Recently a serendipitous event occurred. Recently a serendipitous event occurred.
Ingredients 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 1 cup sliced fresh carrots 12 cup chopped onion 12 cup chopped green pepper 14 cup butter 14 cup all-purpose flour 34 teaspoon salt 12 teaspoon pepper 14 teaspoon dried sage 1-12 cups milk 1 cup chicken broth 1 cup frozen peas 2 cups cubed cooked.
Chicken ala king original recipe. Ingredients 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 1 cup sliced fresh carrots 12 cup chopped onion 12 cup chopped green pepper 14 cup butter 14 cup all-purpose flour 34 teaspoon salt 12 teaspoon pepper 14 teaspoon dried sage 1-12 cups milk 1 cup chicken broth 1 cup frozen peas 2 cups cubed cooked. Raise heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. When it starts to bubble reduce heat to medium-low and cook until slightly thickened 10 to 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
Add nutmeg and cayenne pepper. Meanwhile in a large skillet saute the mushrooms onion and celery in butter until crisp-tender. Stir in flour and salt until blended.
Gradually stir in broth and milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Add chicken and pimientos. Recently a serendipitous event occurred. I saw a recipe for Chicken a la King in hundred-year-old magazine and a left-over chicken breast languished in my refrigerator.
My mother and grandmothers often made Chicken or Turkey a la King to use left-over poultry - and I suddenly craved this old-time comfort food. The recipe did not. There are many stories about the origin of Chicken à la King and many of them sound plausible.
It is a dish of diced chicken mushrooms green peppers and pimientos in a cream sherry sauce served on toast. Here are some of the stories. Dates range from 1881 to the 1920s.
Add the chicken broth one big splash at a time stirring until completely mixed and smooth after each addition. Once all of the broth has been incorporated stir in 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 12. Sauce of Chicken A La King Recipe What makes this plate of yummy food taste like heaven is its creamy decadent sauce.
The sauce is made of melted butter broiler broth cooked with black pepper salt green and red bell pepper mushroom and melted cornstarch. The creamy texture is.