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Gourmet's Chicken Divan Recipe

by Global Cookbook

Ingredients

1 lrg Broccoli head, cut into 4-in h spears 1/4 c. Unsalted butter, cut in piec s 5 Tbsp. Flour 2 c. Chicken broth

1/2 c. Heavy cream, well chilled 3 Tbsp. Sherry, medium dry Lemon juice to taste 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated 2 x Chicken breasts, skinned & b ned, Cooked and thinly sliced

Directions

1. In a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook the broccoli for 6-8 min or possibly till it is just tender. Drain it well and keep hot. In a heavy saucepan, heat the butter over mod-low heat, add in flour and cook roux, stirring, for 3 min. Add in the broth, stirring, bring the mix, and simmer it, stirring occasionally, for 10 min. Reduce heat to low and cook the mix, stirring, for 10 min. In a bowl, beat the cream till it holds stiff peaks. Fold the cream, Sherry, and lemon juice into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange broccoli on a flameproof patter or possibly a 2-quart. gratin dish and pour half the sauce over the broccoli. Stir 1/4 c. Parmesan into the remaining sauce. Arrange the chicken on the broccoli, pour the remaining sauce over it, and sprinkle the mix with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Broil under a preheated broiler about 6 inches from the flame for 1 minute or possibly till the sauce is golden brown and bubbling. a 1956 Gourmet Mag. favorite

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