Chicken Fricassee

Description

 * Serves 4

Ingredients

 * 1 stewing hen, about 1½ kg (3 pounds)
 * lightly salted water
 * 3 tbsp butter
 * 3 tbsp flour
 * salt
 * 1 tsp ground white pepper
 * 2 tsp curry powder
 * grated rind of 1 orange
 * 2 dl whipping cream
 * 1 small bunch parsley, chopped

Directions

 * 1) Poach the hen in salted water about 90 minutes.
 * 2) Cool it.
 * 3) Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.
 * 4) Melt the butter and stir in the flour.
 * 5) Gradually add the cooking liquid.
 * 6) Season with salt, pepper, curry powder, and orange rind.
 * 7) Simmer 5 minutes.
 * 8) Add the cream and simmer 5 minutes more.
 * 9) Stir in parsley.
 * 10) Serve the chicken in the sauce with boiled potatoes, peas, carrot cubes, and cauliflower.