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Recipe courtesy of Martha Phelps Stamps

Show: The Best Of

Episode: Historic Tables

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Total:: 1 hr 41 min
Active:: 30 min

Yield:: 8 servings

Level:: Intermediate

Ingredients

3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt
Black pepper
Cayenne
Pinch dry thyme leaves
8 tablespoons butter
3 stalks celery, finely diced
1/2 red onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup flour
1 cup milk (approximately), heated
2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley
Panko bread crumbs
White pepper
Oil, for deep-frying
Creamed Mushrooms, recipe follows

Creamed Mushrooms:

4 tablespoons butter
1/2 small red onion, minced
Salt
Pepper
Pinch dry thyme leaves
1 clove garlic, minced
2 scallions, thinly sliced
Dash sherry
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk, heated
1 pound button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon chopped flat-leaf parsley

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Rinse and dry chicken breasts. Place on a baking sheet and season with salt, black pepper, cayenne, and dry thyme leaves. Roast until just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Melt butter in a saute pan on top of the stove. Add celery and onion, with a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add flour and stir to coat vegetables well. Cook, stirring often, for about 3 more minutes. Slowly pour in milk, while stirring or whisking. After milk is incorporated, simmer at least 10 minutes.

Cut reserved chicken in large pieces, place in the food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Place in a bowl and pour sauce with vegetables over chicken. Add parsley and mix thoroughly. Make a test croquette by rolling a small amount in bread crumbs, then deep-frying. Adjust seasoning, to taste, with white pepper.

Form chicken mixture into balls, then roll in bread crumbs. Refrigerate and let the croquettes set for at least 1 hour before deep-frying in 325 degree F oil until golden brown. Drain and serve with Creamed Mushrooms.

Creamed Mushrooms:

Heat butter in a saute pan on top of the stove. Add onion with a pinch of salt, pepper, and dry thyme leaves and cook until transparent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and scallions and cook 1 minute more. Splash with a bit of sherry and cook until evaporated. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk. Add mushrooms and cook about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and add parsley. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

My Private Notes

Name: Chicken Croquettes
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H41M0.000S
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts; Salt; Black pepper; Cayenne; Pinch dry thyme leaves; 8 tablespoons butter; 3 stalks celery, finely diced; 1/2 red onion, finely diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup flour; 1 cup milk (approximately), heated; 2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley; Panko bread crumbs; White pepper; Oil, for deep-frying; Creamed Mushrooms, recipe follows; 4 tablespoons butter; 1/2 small red onion, minced; Salt; Pepper; Pinch dry thyme leaves; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 scallions, thinly sliced; Dash sherry; 4 tablespoons flour; 1 cup milk, heated; 1 pound button mushrooms, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon chopped flat-leaf parsley