Chicken a la King

Ingredients

• 2 cups of cooked chicken (cut in strips)
• Few grains paprika
• 1 cup pimiento, shredded
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 egg yolks, beaten slightly
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup milk, scalded (or to taste)

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter.

2. 2

   Add flour, chicken stock, cream, and milk, and paprika.

3. 3

   Bring to boil and cook about 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Remove from heat and add chicken, egg yolks, pimiento, salt, and pepper.

5. 5

   Serve at once on toast or patty shells.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cook book (Methodist church, Garland NC, 1950) (1950) by Methodist Church (U.S.). Woman's Society of Christian Service (Garland, N.C.), page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHICKEN A LA KING 2 cups of cooked chicken Few grains paprika (cut in strips) 1 cup pimiento, shredded 2 cups chicken stock 2 egg yolks, beaten l/2 cup butter slightly 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon salt l/2 cup heavy cream 1/8 teaspoon pepper l/4 cup milk, scalded (or to taste)

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