Secret Recipe Chicken Fricassee

This was my Grandma's secret family recipe from her French ancestors. I have never seen a recipe like this on any site. It's a rich creamy sauce over chicken...great with mashed potatoes. A great dish for Easter or Christmas.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 693 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup margarine
• 4 egg yolks
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch, or as needed (Optional)
• 4 cooked chicken breasts, broken into chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour and margarine together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the flour and margarine form a paste.

Step 2

Whisk cream into flour mixture about 1/2 cup at a time until smoothly combined; whisk in chicken broth and parsley. Bring sauce to a simmer, whisking constantly until thickened.

Step 3

Whisk egg yolks and lemon juice together in a bowl.

Step 4

Whisk egg yolk mixture slowly into cream mixture, about 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce barely comes to a simmer and coats the back of a spoon. Do not boil.

Step 5

If thicker sauce is desired, whisk cornstarch and 1/4 cup of sauce in a small bowl; stir cornstarch mixture back into sauce until thickened, about 2 minutes.

Step 6

Stir chicken breast pieces into sauce until chicken is heated through.