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 Deluxe Chicken and Shrimp

 

This is labor intensive, but it is so worth the time and effort!
 

¼ cup 

 

chopped onion

 

2 Tbs 

 

butter

 

2 Tbs 

 

vegetable oil

 

¼ cup 

 

flour

 

¾ tsp 

 

paprika

 

3 cups 

 

half and half cream

 

2/3 cup 

 

dry sherry

 

6 tsp 

 

chicken bouillon (crushed into granules)

 

1 ½ tsp 

 

dried thyme or tarragon

 

½ tsp 

 

salt

 

¼ tsp 

 

pepper

 

3 cups 

 

cubed, cooked chicken

 

24 large 

 

raw shrimp

 

½ lb 

 

sliced mushrooms

 

1 Tbs 

 

fresh lemon juice

 

4 cups 

 

water

 

2 tsp 

 

chopped chives

 

 

1

In Dutch oven over medium heat, sauté onion in butter and oil for 4 minutes. Sprinkle flour and paprika over onions. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Stirring, add half and half, sherry, 3 t. bouillon, thyme, salt and pepper. Continue to stir and bring to a boil. Boil until slightly thickened. Add chicken. You can refrigerate the mixture at this point.

2

Peel and de-vein shrimp. Rinse and drain well.

3

In large bowl toss mushrooms with lemon juice. Refrigerate.

4

45 minutes before serving, add mushrooms to the chicken mixture. Cook over low heat until heated through. Don't boil.

5

Bring water water and 3 t. bouillon to boil. Add shrimp and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 2-3 minutes. Stir shrimp into hot chicken mixture and serve over rice.

 

Servings: 8

 

 

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