Chicken a la king is a delicious yet simple dish to make. It is a creamy chicken dish made from cream sauce and vegetables. The recipe here make use of evaporated milk instead of heavy cream which some recipes are using but I think you can add all-purpose cream if you want to make it creamy. Since heavy cream is not the usual ingredient used in everyday cooking in an ordinary Filipino kitchen, and it is not usually found in supermarket, so I think evaporated milk and all-purpose cream will do the job. And with regard to the pastry used in making this dish, puff pasty is I think is the best, but to simplify this dish, you can use toasted sliced bread, cooked pasta or cooked rice. You also can be a little creative in making the pasty by using sliced bread. Use a muffin pan and press the sliced bread on it to form a cup shape. Then bake the bread until toasted and pour the mixture in the center of each muffin shaped bread.
Chicken a la king is a delicious yet simple dish to make. It is a creamy chicken dish made from cream sauce and vegetables.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Chicken Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: chicken a la king
Servings: 5servings
Calories: 124kcal
Author: Manny
Ingredients
1cupcooked chickencut into small cubes
2Tbsp.butter
1/4cuppotatoescut into small cubes
1/4cupcarrotscut into small cubes
1/4cupbutton mushroomsthinly sliced
1/4cupcanned corn kernels
1cupchicken stock
1Tbsp.all-purpose flour
1/4cupevaporated milk
1Tbsp.sherry or dry white wine
1/4cupgreen peas
1/4cupred and green bell peppers
salt and pepper to taste
1egg yolk
10pcs. toasted sliced breadcut into half
100gramsquick melt cheeseshredded
Instructions
How to cook Chicken a la King:
In a medium size pan, heat butter in low heat and saute the potatoes for a minute. Then add the carrots and saute for 3 minutes.
Add in the chicken and saute or another minute. Then add in the mushrooms and corn kernels and stir. Pour the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Simmer for a few minutes.
In a bowl, combine the flour and milk and mix until the flour is dissolved. Pour the mixture in the pan and stir until the sauce is thick.
Add in the sherry, green peas and bell peppers. Simmer for another minute then season with salt and pepper.
Turn off heat and pour in the beaten egg yolk and stir until it is well mixed with the chicken ala king mixture. Allow to cool and set aside.
To make the toasted sliced bread; cut the sliced bread diagonally like a triangle on each half. Toast it in a skillet until brown. Arrange about four halves of sliced toasted bread per serving in a plate.
Pour the chicken a la king mixture about half a cup per serving. Serve with your favorite beverage and enjoy!
Manny Montala is a webmaster and admin of this blog and one of his interest is on the area of Filipino dishes and recipes. Please visit this blog often and bookmark. Please read my about page for details. Thanks for visiting. Favorite Bible Verse: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Leave a Reply