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Brazilian chicken and mushrooms

Tasty and easy, this chicken and mushroom recipe is a good way to get started with Brazilian flavors. Recipes with eggs and milk show Portuguese influence in Brazilian cooking.

Ingredients

1 c milk (or light cream)
2 T butter
2 T flour
3 c chicken (chicken meat already cooked and sliced)
1 bell pepper (diced, better half green and half red)
1 c mushroom (sliced)
1⁄2 t salt
1⁄2 t pepper
1 c broth (chicken broth)

Instructions

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.

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

Serve on toast, if desired.

Total time
40 minutes
Cooking time
20
Preparation time
20
Yield
6 servings

Notes

Churrascarias are the restaurants serving Brazilian churrasco.

Source

Brazilian cuisine

moderate skill
poultry, main course
Brazilian recipes
Food in Brazil