Sauce A La King

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup light cream
• 1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 2 pimientos, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 in a double boiler, melt the butter. add the green pepper, pimientos and mushrooms. saute until soft.
• 2 stir in the flour and the seasonings. blend.
• 3 gradually whisk in the milk and light cream.
• 4 stirring occasionally, cook the mixture for 10 minutes, or until it has thickened.
• 5 without stirring, turn heat down and cook gently for 10 minutes longer.
• 6 whisk the egg yolks and sherry together. add a bit of the hot sauce mix to the egg mix and whisk.
• 7 add this mixture gradually to the sauce.
• 8 serve hot over chicken breasts or jazz up some leftovers with this sauce.