Chicken La Tulipe Recipes

CHICKEN LA TULIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and let morels soak in Cognac 15 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid.
• Saute morels in 1 tablespoon butter for 5 minutes; then add 1/2 cup light cream and reduce by half. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and the cayenne.
• Rub chicken with remaining butter and sprinkle with remaining salt and the pepper. Spoon morels into the body cavity. Roast chicken on one side for 15 minutes, baste and then roast on the other side 15 minutes and baste again. Finally, roast it breast side up for 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken from the oven. Throw away most of the fat from the pan, add the wine and mushroomy Cognac, deglazing, and flambe immediately. Reduce over high heat.
• Shake morels and juices from the chicken into the pot, add 3/4 cup light cream and simmer for 5 minutes, until thickened. Taste for seasoning.
• Cut the chicken into 8 serving pieces, arrange them on the platter and pour the morel sauce over them.

CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup of the butter, and saute the shallots until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Whisk in the sherry and broth and bring to a boil while stirring. Add the parsley and thyme sprigs, lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook the sauce for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the mushrooms until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Strain the sauce into mushrooms and season with the salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg. Whisk in the creme fraiche.
• Add the minced parsley, chicken, and chives to the sauce, and bring to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately over noodles, toast points, split baking powder biscuits or wrapped in crepes.
• Put the parsley, thyme, onion, carrot, celery, and chicken breasts in a medium saucepan. Cover with the broth, and bring just to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and cover. Poach the chicken for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover, and cool the chicken in the liquid for 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and reserve the liquid. Bone and skin the chicken and cut the meat into cubes. Discard the bones and skin.
• Strain the broth and store, covered, in the refrigerator for 3 days or freeze for later use. Remove any fat from the surface of the broth before using.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings

CHICKEN A LA KING I

Steps:

• Cook and stir drained mushrooms and green pepper in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat.
• Stir in instant bouillon, milk, water, and reserved mushroom liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken and pimiento. Heat through.

KEY LIME CHICKEN LA PALAPA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Using a hot pan, saute the shallots and ginger in the butter for approximately 3 minutes. Add the key lime juice, white wine, honey, salt, and pepper. Reduce the mixture by 50 percent and remove from heat. Brush the glaze over the chicken or chicken pieces. At this point the chicken may either be roasted in the oven or cooked on a grill.
• For the garnish, heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the portobellos, peppers, lima beans, balsamic vinegar, and salt, and pepper and saute for approximately 5 minutes.
• To serve, place the chicken on a platter or individual plates and surround the chicken with the cooked garnish.

BEST BUCKWHEAT BLINI LA TULIPE

Steps:

• DAY BEFORE: proof yeast by mixing dry yeast, 1/2 t sugar, and 1/2 c of milk (warmed to lukewarm). Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
• Stir in the buckwheat flour and 1 1/2 cups of warmed milk.
• Cover and allow to stand in a warm place for 2 hours.
• Stir in the all-purpose flour and the remaining 1/2 cup of milk until smooth.
• Add the egg yolks, remaining sugar, and salt.
• Mix well, cover, and allow to stand in a warm place for 1 hour.
• Refrigerate overnight. The batter should be thick and have bubbles all over the surface.
• Whip the cream until soft peaks form when the beater is raised and fold into the batter.
• Beat egg white until soft peaks form and fold into the batter.You will have about 8 cups of batter.
• Pour scant 2 T of batter onto a hot griddle, lightly greased with the clarified butter between each batch. Cook until puffed and golden, about 1 1/2 minutes. Turn and cook the other side for 30 seconds or until lightly browned.
• Place in the oven for 10 minutes to finish cooking the inside of the blini. Makes about 70 blini.

CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour and salt until smooth. Add the broth and milk; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the chicken, mushrooms and pimientos; heat through. Serve with toast points.

CHICKEN A LA BIBI

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth and sherry, and add enough water to make 2 cups of liquid. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat until bubbly. Add carrots, onions, and celery, and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to soften and turn clear, 3 to 5 minutes. Carrots should be firm, but not crunchy. Stir in mushrooms, kosher salt, and pepper, and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in flour and mix until all the liquid is incorporated in the flour, about 2 minutes. Mixture will be thick. Add chicken broth mixture, stirring quickly to avoid lumps. Stir in milk and cream and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove cover, stir in chopped chicken, frozen peas, and Worcestershire sauce. Increase heat to medium, bring to a boil, and cook, uncovered, about 5 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper, if necessary. If mixture becomes too thick, remove from heat and allow residual heat to cook the mixture for the remaining time. Stir in milk or water in 1-tablespoon increments to thin to the desired consistency.
• To serve, split open a biscuit and place on a plate or in a bowl. Ladle chicken mixture over the biscuit and garnish with parsley, if desired.

PASTRY CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• Bake pastry shells according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, red pepper, celery and onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened., In a small bowl, mix egg yolks and cream. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk mixture; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Add lemon juice, salt, paprika and pepper; cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken and peas; heat through. Serve over pastry shells.