Chicken Terrapin

Per serving

531.9kcal
19.8гProteins
46.1гFats
4.5гCarbs

A very rich sauce delicious served on toast points or in patty shells. Small portions would make a good appetizer. From the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Ingredients

10 serv.
  • sweetbreads (2 pairs)4
  • quart water, boiling1 quart
  • teaspoon salt1 teaspoon
  • tablespoon vinegar1 tablespoon
  • large chicken, cooked1
  • quart cream1 quart
  • tablespoon cornstarch1 tablespoon
  • milk
  • egg yolks, slightly beaten2
  • tablespoon butter1 tablespoon
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • cup sherry wine1⁄4 cup

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Add salt and vinegar to boiling water; pour over sweetbreads in a saucepan, cover and simmer 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Drain well and cover with cold water until cool enough to handle; drain well.

  3. 3

    Remove all the membrane and cut into small pieces.

  4. 4

    Cut chicken meat finely and add to sweetbreads.

  5. 5

    Place cream in a double boiler and thicken with cornstarch which has been mixed with a little cold milk.

  6. 6

    Add egg yolks and stir well.

  7. 7

    Season with butter, salt and pepper.

  8. 8

    When well thickened and hot, stir in chicken and sweetbreads.

  9. 9

    Just before serving, add sherry wine.

Source: food.com
Original recipe

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