Broiled Chicken Legs With Lemon White Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, skin removed
• 1 pint chicken broth
• 1 blade of mace, pounded
• 1 shallot, minced
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 1 strip lemon peel
• Salt to taste
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp flour
• 2 chicken legs and rump
• Pepper and salt for seasoning
• 3 tbsp heavy cream OR 3 egg yolks

Method

1. 1 Remove breast fillets and place in a stewpan with remaining white meat, wings, side-bones, and merry-thought.
2. 2 Add broth, mace, shallot, lemon juice, lemon peel, salt, and cayenne. Simmer until meat is warm.
3. 3 Thicken the liquid with a mixture of flour and butter. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
4. 4 Score the legs and rump, season with pepper and salt, and broil until nicely browned.
5. 5 Shred the cooked white meat. Arrange the broiled legs around the pulled meat and serve.