Exotic mushrooms and tarragon cream

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Reserved chicken cooking liquid
3Carrots sliced, about 3/4 cup
2Stalks celery, diced, about 1/2 cup
1tablespoonSweet butter
2tablespoonsFinely chopped shallots
1poundsMixed exotic mushrooms, sliced and broken by hand
1cupHeavy cream
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonPepper
Reserved chicken meat
¼cupChopped fresh tarragon leaves

Directions

Place the chicken broth in a 4 quart casserole and bring to the boil. Add the carrots and celery and simmer for 10 minutes. Mean put he butter in a saute pan and begin to cook the shallots over mediu m heat. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook over high heat for 5 minutes .

Add the cream to the pot over broth and vegetables and then add the sauteed mushrooms to the pot. Simmer this for 5 minutes before adding the chicken and continuing to cook for 20 minutes. Add the ta rragon and place into single serving crocks or bowls and top each one with a biscuit.

Recipe by: Michael Lomonaco

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #505 by "Master Harper Gaellon" <gaellon@...> on Mar 8, 1997.