Chicken a la King

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 can mushrooms
• Y2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups cooked chicken (chopped)
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 green pepper (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons Melrose flour
• 2 cups rich milk
• M cup butter
• 1 teaspoon onion juice
• Vz teaspoon paprika

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter and cook chopped pepper until tender.

2. 2

   Add flour, butter, mushrooms, salt, and pepper, cooking until frothy.

3. 3

   Add milk and bring to a boil.

4. 4

   Stir in chicken, cover, and heat through.

5. 5

   Cream butter, beat in egg yolks, add onion juice, lemon juice, and paprika, then stir into the mixture until egg is set.

6. 6

   Serve in pastry shells.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Anson County cook book (1928) by First Baptist Church (Wadesboro, N.C.), page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHICKEN A LA KING 2 tablespoons butter 1 can mushrooms Y2 teaspoon salt 3 cups cooked chicken (chopped) 3 egg yolks 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 green pepper (chopped) 2 tablespoons Melrose flour 2 cups rich milk M cup butter 1 teaspoon onion juice Vz teaspoon paprika

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