Chicken Villerecce With Bacon And Ham

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut into quarters
• 3 oz butter, divided
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2 oz bacon, diced
• 2 oz ham, diced
• 3 mushrooms, boiled
• 1 onion, studded with 3 cloves
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 lemon, juiced

Method

1. 1 Place chicken quarters in a saucepan with 3 oz butter and flour. Brown well over heat.
2. 2 Add stock, bacon, ham, boiled mushrooms, and clove-studded onion. Simmer until chicken is cooked.
3. 3 Remove chicken. Skim grease from sauce, then strain through a sieve back into the pan.
4. 4 Whisk egg yolks and cream into the hot sauce. Stir gently to thicken without curdling.
5. 5 Stir in lemon juice. Pour sauce over the chicken and serve immediately.