Ingredients:
3 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
2 cups diced cooked chicken
2 tablespoons sherry wine (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
2 raw egg yolks
1/3 cup pimiento strips
Directions:
In a skillet over medium heat, melt shortening; brown mushrooms.
Add flour to mushrooms and stir until blended, then slowly stir in the stock.
Turn heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
Add chicken, sherry, salt and cayenne to skillet and stir well to combine; cook until chicken is hot.
Add a small amount of the hot sauce to the egg yolks, which you should have in a small bowl, to temper the egg yolks so they won’t curdle when they hit the hot sauce.
When tempered, stir egg yolks into chicken mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in pimiento strips, and serve over rice or hot biscuits.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 10 min.
Time total: 25 min.