Fricasseed Chicken Recipe

6      Reviews by:    Herman George   Fricasseed Chicken uses a stewing chicken, onion, black peppers, cloves, chicken fat, flour, chicken broth, lemon rind, white wine, egg yolks and cream to create this tasty fricasseed chicken recipe. Food Category:    Chicken and Fowl Cuisine Origin:    German    Servings:6 Calories per Serving:483 Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   20 Minutes Cook Time:   3 Hours 30 Minutes Total Time:   3 Hours 50 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 stewing chicken, 3 pounds, cut-up
• 1 medium onion
• 4 whole black peppers
• 2 cloves
• Tip of bay leaf
• 1 Tbl. salt
• 3 Tbl. chicken fat
• 7 Tbl. flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 2 to 3 Tbl. white wine
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup cream

DIRECTIONS

• Place chicken in large pot and just cover with boiling water. Add onion, whole black peppers, cloves, bay leaf, and salt. Cook gently until meat is tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Lift out chicken and strain broth.
• Prepare fricassee gravy: Mix chicken fat and flour in saucepan. Add 3 cups broth and place over heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until uniformly thickened.
• Add lemon rind and pepper. Add wine. Taste for additional seasoning. Simmer about 5 minutes. Place chicken in gravy to heat.
• Blend egg yolk and cream in sauce dish or cup. To it add, while stirring, some of the hot gravy. Then pour back into chicken and gravy mixture and cook 2 or 3 minutes stirring constantly. Serve promptly. Serves 5 to 6.

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