Cream of chicken sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 chicken livers, picked over to remove connecting membranes
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Salt to taste, if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Heat half of the butter in a small skillet and add the chicken livers.
- Cook over moderately high heat, turning the livers as necessary, until they lose their raw look.
- Add one-quarter cup of the heavy cream and bring to a simmer.
- Let cook about two minutes and remove from the heat.
- Heat the remaining butter in a saucepan and add the shallots.
- Cook, stirring, until they are wilted.
- Add wine and broth.
- Cook until reduced to about one-quarter cup.
- Add remaining cream.
- Cook over high heat about three minutes or until reduced to about one cup.
- Pour this sauce and livers in cream into the container of an electric blender and blend on high speed to a fine liquid sauce.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Return the sauce to a saucepan and reheat.
butter, chicken livers, heavy cream, shallots, white wine, chicken broth, salt, freshly ground pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9782 (may not work)