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CHICKEN CREPES Crepe Batter: 1 c. cold water 1 c. cold milk 4 eggs 1/2 tsp. salt 2 c. all-purpose flour 4 Tbsp. melted butter Beat water, milk and eggs together. Add salt and flour, beating until smooth. Stir in melted butter; cover batter and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Batter should be just thick enough to coat a wooden spoon, about like cream. If after frying the first crepe, it seems too thick, add a little water. To fry crepes: Rub small skillet or crepe pan (6 1/2 to 7-inches in diameter) with cooking oil or unsalted shortening. Heat pan until it reaches the smoking point. Ladle about 1/4 cup batter into the pan, tipping skillet in all directions to let the batter completely cover the bottom of the pan. When underside of crepe is nicely browned, turn and brown on the other side (can flip in skillet when it is ready for turning). Second side gets a spotty brown, not as pretty as first side. Stack on a plate until all are baked. If recipe makes more than you want to use at one time, the extras can be frozen by placing a sheet of plastic wrap between each crepe and wrapping a stack of them in moisture proof, vapor proof wrapping (plastic wrap or aluminum foil). Makes about 24 crepes. Chicken Preparation: 4 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. minced green onion or shallots 6 Tbsp. butter 3 3/4 c. diced, cooked chicken* 1 c. dry white wine or 3/4 c. Madeira wine salt and pepper to taste Melt butter in heavy saucepan. Add onion; cook over low heat until clear, but not brown. Stir in chicken; heat for about 2 minutes. Add wine; cover and heat 1 minute. Uncover; raise heat to high and cook until liquid is almost evaporated. Season to taste. *I like to cook the chicken pieces in 1 cup white wine and 1 cup water to which I have added 1 bay leaf, salt, 1 carrot, 1 rib celery and 1 slice onion. Let chicken stand in liquid after it is cooked until cold. Strain off broth to use in making sauce (or other recipes). I like to cut chicken into fairly large chunks, so I know what I'm eating. One large whole chicken breast will make about 1 cup of chopped chicken, bonier pieces will take more to give the amount of meat needed. Sauce For Chicken: 6 Tbsp. butter 6 Tbsp. + 2 tsp. flour 3 c. chicken stock or milk (or a combination) 1/2 tsp. pepper salt to taste 1 egg yolk 3/4 c. whipping cream 3/4 c. grated Swiss cheese Melt butter in saucepan; stir in flour and heat until mixture is thickened, but not brown. Off the heat, stir in the liquid slowly to keep the sauce smooth. Add salt and pepper; cook until flour is cooked and sauce is thickened. Beat egg yolk and cream together with fork or whisk; remove sauce from heat and stir in cream mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time. Heat sauce for about 1 minute, it should be very thick. Stir 1/2 the sauce and 1/2 the cheese into the chicken mixture. Place a big tablespoonful on the lower third of each crepe; roll the crepe into a cylinder. Arrange in a shallow baking dish close to each other. Stir remainder of cheese into the rest of the sauce. Thin sauce with a little cream; spread over the centers of the crepes in the pan. (If preferred, can keep the cheese out of the last half of the sauce; sprinkle it over the sauce once it is spooned over the crepes.) Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Serves 12 servings (2 crepes each). This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |