European Recipes :French Recipes : Fricassee de Poulet au Chablis

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       Title: Fricassee de Poulet au Chablis
Categories: Chicken, Rice, Pasta
       Yield: 4 servings

            -Waldine Van Geffen VGHC42A
   3 1/2 lb Roasting chicken; cut into
            -serving pieces
            Salt and white pepper
       8 tb Butter
       1 tb Flour; heaping
       1 cl Garlic; crushed
       1 c Chablis
       1 c Chicken stock
       2    Shallots; chopped
            Bouquet garni made of
       4    Parsley sprigs
       1    Bay leaf; tied together
       2    Egg yolks
       3 tb Heavy cream
       1 tb Sweet butter
      15 md Fresh mushrooms; lightly
            -poached in a little water
       1    Lemon; juice only

   Season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook them in a hot butter
   in a saucepan broud enough to hold them in 1 layer. Turn the pieces
   to brown them lightly on both sides. Sprinkle the chicken with the
   flour and garlic. Moisten with the chablis and stock. The chicken
   should be just covered with these liquids. Add the shallots and the
   bouquet garni, cover and cook in a 350~ oven for about 30 minutes, or
   until the chicken is tender. Arrange the chicken on a deep serving
   dish and keep them hot. Reduce the sauce to about half over higih
   heat and thicken it, off the heat with the egg yolks beaten with the
   heavy cream and butter. Add the lemon juice and the cooked mushrooms.
   Reheat, taste for seasoning and serve the chicken with the sauce and
   rice.