Chicken Fricassee

[Quick Facts]
Main Ingredients: Hen, flour, butter, curry powder, orange grind
Time Required: 2 hours 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1 stewing hen, about 1.5 kg (3.3 pounds)

lightly salted water

3 tablespoon butter

3 tablespoon flour

salt to taste

1 teaspoon ground white pepper

2 teaspoon curry powder

grated rind of 1 orange

2 dl (3/4 cup) whipping cream

1 small bunch parsley, chopped

Instructions:

(1) Poach the hen in lightly salted water about 90 minutes. Cool. Remove skin and bone and cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.

(2) Melt the butter and stir in the flour. Gradually add the cooking liquid. Season with salt, pepper, curry powder, and orange rind. Simmer 5 minutes.

(3) Add the cream and simmer until slightly thickened, 5 minutes more. Stir in parsley.

(4) Serve the chicken in the sauce with boiled potatoes, peas, carrot cubes, and cauliflower.