Creamed Chicken

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) whole chickens
• 3 quarts water
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 celery rib, cut up
• 1 carrot, cut up
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• homemade or purchased biscuit

Recipe

• 1 combine chicken, water, onion, celery, carrot and salt in large pot.
• 2 bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender, 50 to 60 minutes.
• 3 remove chicken from pan.
• 4 boil broth until reduced to 3-1/2 cups, about 45 to 60 minutes; strain and skim fat.
• 5 when chicken is cool, shred meat, discarding skin and bones; set aside.
• 6 melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
• 7 add flour and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• 8 gradually whisk in reserved chicken broth.
• 9 bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• 10 whisk egg yolk in medium bowl.
• 11 gradually add 1 cup of the hot broth mixture to yolk, whisking constantly; return to saucepan.
• 12 stir in reserved chicken and the parsley and pepper.
• 13 serve over biscuits.