White Chicken With Green Sauce Food

WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN CHILE SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
• Mix the chicken together with 1 cup of the cheese.
• Distribute the chicken and cheese mixture evenly among the tortillas. Roll up and place seam side down in the prepared pan.
• In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour; cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Add the chicken broth, whisking until smooth. Continue cooking over medium heat until sauce is thick and bubbly.
• Stir in the sour cream and diced green chiles. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pour the sauce in an even layer over the enchiladas. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
• Sprinkle with cilantro just before serving.

CHILLED WHITE-COOKED CHICKEN WITH GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse pound of ginger and, without peeling, cut it into 1/4-inch dice. Place in large stockpot. Cut scallions, white and green parts, into 1-inch pieces. Place in stockpot. Add sherry and 8 cups water. Bring to a boil and boil 10 minutes.
• Rinse chicken inside and out under cold running water. Pull off excess fat. Carefully place chicken in stockpot. When liquid returns to boil, reduce heat to very low, cover the pot and cook until chicken juice run clear, 45 minutes to one hour.
• While chicken is cooking, combine minced cilantro, grated ginger, jalapeño, sesame oil and salt in small bowl. Warm canola or olive oil, if using, until hot. Pour over cilantro mixture, stir, check salt and set aside to cool to room temperature to use as dipping sauce. If not using oil, cilantro mixture can be folded into plain yogurt or mayonnaise for dipping.
• A few minutes before chicken is done, place a large bowl in kitchen sink and fill with cold water and 2 to 3 pounds ice. Remove cooked chicken from stockpot, draining well as you lift it out, and transfer chicken to ice bath. Chicken should be submerged. Allow to chill about 20 minutes, until cool to the touch inside and out.
• Skin chicken, cut up at the joints, then cut breast and thighs in half or in thirds. Arrange on platter garnished with cilantro sprigs and serve with dipping sauce.

BASIC WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Use immediately or refrigerate.

SIMPLE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Spoon 1/2 cup enchilada sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, cook and stir the cream cheese and salsa over medium heat until blended, 2-3 minutes. Stir in the chicken, beans and chiles. , Place about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down over sauce. Top with remaining enchilada sauce; sprinkle with cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° until heated through, 25-30 minutes. If desired, serve with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and olives.

WHITE CHICKEN WITH GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill large stockpot with water; add onion and ginger; bring to the boil.
• Place chicken, breast side down, into the water. Return to the boil and skim surface. Reduce heat; cover tightly, simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, do not lift the lid. Stand, covered, for 45 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the stockpot (remembering to drain the water from the cavity!). Transfer chicken to a plate; refrigerate.
• Carve chicken carefully, across the grain. I removed the skin at this point.
• Seared green onion sauce: Combine onion, ginger and garlic in a heatproof bowl. Heat vegetable oil until smoking hot; pour over onion mixture. Stir then add soy, wine and sesame oil.
• 7. Arrange chicken on plate, spoon over the sauce. Garnish with chunks of honeydew melon or cucumber.
• *****I have made this again since posting and I simmered the stock for 40 minutes before poaching the chicken. I added a bunch of spring onions, a handful more of ginger and about 6 cloves of garlic to the stock.