Food in America
Brazil

Poultry

Chicken and musrooms from Brazil

Tasty and easy, this chicken and mushroom recipe is a good wa to get started with Brazilian flavors.

Brazilian chicken and mushrooms recipe

Recipes with eggs and milk show Portuguese influence in Brazilian cooking.

Ingredients

USA Imperial   1 cup    chicken broth   1 cup    milk, or thin cream   2 Tbs    butter   2 Tbs    flour   3 cup    chicken, cooked, sliced   4   egg yolks   1/2   green pepper, diced   1/2   red pepper, diced   1 cup    mushrooms, sliced   1 tsp    lemon juice     salt     pepper

Metric   250 ml     chicken broth   250 ml     milk, or thin cream   50 g     butter   50 g   flour   400 g   chicken, cooked, sliced   4   egg yolks   1/2   green pepper, diced   1/2   red pepper, diced   150 g     mushrooms, sliced   5 ml   lemon juice     salt     pepper

 

Procedure

1. Melt the butter, add the mushrooms and diced pepper, red and green. Saute for 5 minutes over a slow heat to prevent butter from burning. Add flour and seasonings, mix well, then add cold chicken broth and milk. Stir constantly until creamy.
2. Set dish over hot water in a double boiler, add chicken slices, lemon juice and cook until hot. Then add well-beaten egg yolks. Continue stirring until everything is hot. Do not overcook unless you like creamy scrambled
3. Serve on toast, if desired.

Servings: 6 Yield: 4 to 6 servings Nutrition facts Serving size: 1 serving Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving       Calories   262.22   Calories From Fat (55%)   144.82       % Daily Value Total Fat 15.85g   24%   Saturated Fat 6.34g   32%   Cholesterol 220.25mg   73%   Sodium 372.50mg   16%   Potassium 326.35mg   9%   Carbohydrates 6.33g   2%   Dietary Fiber 0.47g   2%   Sugar 0.55g       Sugar Alcohols 0.00g       Net Carbohydrates 5.86g       Protein 22.49g   45%

Recipe type

Central and South American Cuisine, Meat, Poultry.

 

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