Secret Recipe Chicken Fricassee recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

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
servingSize: -
sodium: 702.8 mg
sugar: 1.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix flour and margarine together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the flour and margarine form a paste.

  2. 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.

  3. Whisk egg yolks and lemon juice together in a bowl.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Stir chicken breast pieces into sauce until chicken is heated through.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

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.

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