Butter Chicken

12 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chicken, cut into pieces
  • Water
  • Blade of mace, or a pinch ground mace
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 lemon, peel grated
  • 1 cup broth in which the chicken was cooked
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 lemon, cut into very thin slices, for garnish

Directions

  1. 1
    Gently poach the chicken in enough water to barely cover the pieces, together with the mace and salt.
  2. 2
    When done, cool to touch; remove the meat from the bones and cut into bite-size pieces.
  3. 3
    Melt the butter, add the chicken pieces, stir and fry for a few minutes.
  4. 4
    Add parsley, lemon juice, grated peel, and broth.
  5. 5
    Add some freshly ground, preferably white, pepper.
  6. 6
    Gently simmer for 10 minutes.
  7. 7
    Add cream and reheat the sauce but do not boil.
  8. 8
    If desired, the sauce could be further thickened with cornstarch or flour, but it is very good this way.
  9. 9
    Garnish your dish with the lemon slices.
  10. 10
    Serve with boiled potatoes, a mixture of peas and snow peas, and a salad.

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