Sauce A La King Food

EASY A LA KING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the chicken, milk, soup, water, spinach or broccoli, mushrooms, hot pepper sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, for about 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through. Serve over cooked egg noodles, if desired.

COMFORTING CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• Bake biscuits according to package directions. 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; heat through. Serve with biscuits.

CHICKEN A LA KING I

Steps:

• Cook and stir drained mushrooms and green pepper in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat.
• Stir in instant bouillon, milk, water, and reserved mushroom liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken and pimiento. Heat through.

CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup of the butter, and saute the shallots until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Whisk in the sherry and broth and bring to a boil while stirring. Add the parsley and thyme sprigs, lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook the sauce for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the mushrooms until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Strain the sauce into mushrooms and season with the salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg. Whisk in the creme fraiche.
• Add the minced parsley, chicken, and chives to the sauce, and bring to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately over noodles, toast points, split baking powder biscuits or wrapped in crepes.
• Put the parsley, thyme, onion, carrot, celery, and chicken breasts in a medium saucepan. Cover with the broth, and bring just to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and cover. Poach the chicken for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover, and cool the chicken in the liquid for 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and reserve the liquid. Bone and skin the chicken and cut the meat into cubes. Discard the bones and skin.
• Strain the broth and store, covered, in the refrigerator for 3 days or freeze for later use. Remove any fat from the surface of the broth before using.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Á LA KING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large heavy-based saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add green and red pepper strips and sauté gently for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms; sauté over low heat until the peppers are soft. Add the flour, salt and pepper, then blend. Warm milk and pour into saucepan all at once, using a whisk to produce a smooth sauce.
• Bring sauce to a boil. Stir a little of the hot sauce into the egg yolk. Add sherry, if desired.
• Serve hot.

SAUCE A LA KING

Steps:

• In a double boiler, melt the butter. Add the green pepper, pimientos and mushrooms. Saute until soft.
• Stir in the flour and the seasonings. Blend.
• Gradually whisk in the milk and light cream.
• Stirring occasionally, cook the mixture for 10 minutes, or until it has thickened.
• Without stirring, turn heat down and cook gently for 10 minutes longer.
• Whisk the egg yolks and sherry together. Add a bit of the hot sauce mix to the egg mix and whisk.
• Add this mixture gradually to the sauce.
• Serve hot over chicken breasts or jazz up some leftovers with this sauce.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY A LA KING

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms and set aside.
• In a large sauce pan, melt butter and add flour, whisking until thick.
• Gradually add milk while whisking until you get a thick sauce.
• Add all ingredients except mayonnaise and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Add mayonnaise last and stir thoroughly.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste.

CHEF JOHN'S CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and salt. Saute until mushrooms release their moisture. Continue cooking until moisture evaporates and mushrooms begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add shallots; cook and stir just until shallots soften, 3 or 4 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium. Stir in flour to coat the mushrooms; cook until flour begins to turn golden, about 5 minutes, to form roux. Add peppers; cook and stir about 1 minute. Pour in sherry wine; allow to sizzle about 30 seconds. Stir in stock. 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.
• Stir in thyme, parsley, cream, and chicken. Reduce heat to low and cook until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes. Check seasonings and adjust as needed. Top each serving with some chopped fresh chives.

EGGS A LA KING

Steps:

• On medium high heat place the butter in sauce pan and melt.
• Add flour and cook for few minutes. Do not brown.
• Add soup mix to coat.
• Mix in hot milk and bring to a low boil. Cook for aprox. 10-15 min, (stirring as to not get any lumps and doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot), or until you feel the noddles are cooked and sauce is thickened. If it gets to thick, add a bit more milk.
• Slice the eggs and combine with the sauce.
• We usually had this over toast or buns.

SHRIMP A LA KING

Steps:

• In a skillet, let 2 tablespoons butter melt over medium heat.
• Add shrimp and saute 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until pink and firm.
• Transfer shrimp to a bowl and set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet on medium heat.
• Add the mushrooms and saute 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until they give off their juices and the pan is almost dry.
• Transfer the mushrooms to the bowl with the shrimp.
• Add 3 tablespoons butter to the skillet over medium heat and let butter melt.
• Whisk in the flour until smooth.
• Lower heat and continue whisking for 2 minutes but don't let flour brown.
• While whisking, slowly pour in milk; cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly, or until sauce is thick.
• Add in Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt, and pepper; continue to whisk constantly and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the vegetables, shrimp, and mushrooms; stir to combine and cook until heated through.
• Serve immediately.

CHICKEN A LA KING (POACHED W/ WHITE WINE)

Steps:

• In medium skillet, bring white wine and broth and 1 bay leaf to a boil. Gently add in chicken breasts and let them poach uncovered for 10 to 12 minutes (until cooked through).
• In another larger skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. When butter melts into oil, add mushrooms, celery, onion, and green onion. Cook five minutes, until tender. Add flour and cook another minute.
• Pull chicken from broth and set on cutting board. Discard bay leaf. Ladle cooking liquid into the mushrooms, whisking it inches Add peas to the sauce. Season to taste. Dice chicken into bite-sized pieces and add to the sauce.