Chicken Terrapin

Name: Chicken Terrapin
Ingredients: 4 sweetbreads (2 pairs); 1 quart water, boiling; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 1 large chicken, cooked; 1 quart cream; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; milk; 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten; 1 tablespoon butter; salt and pepper, to taste; 1/4 cup sherry wine

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 sweetbreads (2 pairs)
1 quart water, boiling
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 large chicken, cooked
1 quart cream
1 tablespoon cornstarch
milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup sherry wine

Directions

1

Add salt and vinegar to boiling water; pour over sweetbreads in a saucepan, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
2

Drain well and cover with cold water until cool enough to handle; drain well.
3

Remove all the membrane and cut into small pieces.
4

Cut chicken meat finely and add to sweetbreads.
5

Place cream in a double boiler and thicken with cornstarch which has been mixed with a little cold milk.
6

Add egg yolks and stir well.
7

Season with butter, salt and pepper.
8

When well thickened and hot, stir in chicken and sweetbreads.
9

Just before serving, add sherry wine.