Crisco Chicken A La King

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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 strip

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet over medium heat, melt shortening; brown mushrooms.
• 2 add flour to mushrooms and stir until blended, then slowly stir in the stock.
• 3 turn heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
• 4 add chicken, sherry, salt and cayenne to skillet and stir well to combine; cook until chicken is hot.
• 5 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.
• 6 when tempered, stir egg yolks into chicken mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat, stir in pimiento strips, and serve over rice or hot biscuits.