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CHICKEN SAUTE FANTANA
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 - Chickens (2-3/4 lbs. each); disjointed, cut up.
- 3 oz. White Port Wine (1/3 cup)
- 4 oz. Dry Champagne or Dry White Wine
- 2 oz. Brandy
- 1/2 lb. butter
- 3 oz. small buttom mushrooms
- salt & pepper to taste
- 3 cups light cream
- 1 cup Cream Sauce consisting of:
- 4 tsp Flour
- 1/4 lb. sweet butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
Method
- Mix butter and flour slowly over low flame; when golden in color, add cream. Cook 10 to 15 minutes, stirring all the time.
- Procedure: Saute chicken in butter. When lightly brown, season with salt & pepper. Cover and cook slowly for 25 minutes, then remove chicken. Pour off the butter into a separate pan and saute the mushrooms.
- Into the same sauce pan used for the chicken, pour the brandy, Port wine and champagne; add the sauted mushrooms, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. This will make a sauce. Add to this the thick cream sauce and the light cream. Cook over a hot fire for 6 minutes stirring constantly. Put chicken in sauce; simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with wild rice or buttered boiled rice. Serves 4.