Curried Chicken
Ingredients
- ⅔ stick butter
- 4 T. scallions, sliced
- 1¼ cup chopped celery
- ⅓ cup flour
- 1½ t. salt
- 2 T. Madras curry powder
- ¼ t. white pepper
- ¼ t. nutmeg
- ½ t. powdered ginger
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup half and half
- ½ cup white wine
- 3½ cups chopped cooked chicken
- ⅔ cup white raisins
- white rice for serving
- traditional condiments for serving: Major Grey's chutney, roasted peanuts or cashews, shredded coconut, crumbled bacon, sliced scallions, sliced bananas, etc.
Instructions
- Sauté celery and scallions in butter until slightly tender.
- Combine flour, salt, curry powder, pepper, nutmeg, and ginger. Add to the vegetables and stir well for a couple of minutes. Add the chicken stock, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Cook, stirring occasionally until the mixture thickens.
- When the mixture has thickened add the half and half, wine, chicken, and raisins. Serve over white rice with your preferred condiments.