Yield: 4 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
2 tablespoons | Butter |
3 tablespoons | Chopped onion |
2 teaspoons | Paprika |
1 tablespoon | Flour |
½ teaspoon | Thyme |
½ cup | Chicken stock |
½ cup | Heavy cream |
2 teaspoons | Lemon juice |
1 dash | Salt to taste |
1 dash | Ground pepper -taste |
1 teaspoon | Cognac |
¼ cup | Sour cream |
Melt 1 Tbsp. of butter in a small saucepan and cook the onion until wilted. Sprinkle with paprika, flour, and thyme, stirring. Stir in the chicken stock, using a wire whisk, and simmer about 3 minutes.
Add the cream and bring to a boil. Add the lemon juice, salt, pepper and Cognac. Strain the sauce through a sieve. Return to the heat and stir in the remaining butter and the sour cream. Bring just to a boil, but do not boil. Yield: 1½ cups. FROM: "A Feast Made for Laughter" by Craig Claiborne. From *prodigy's Food and Wine Bulletin Board.
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