Chicken a la king Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 55g plus 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 large shallots, minced
• 6 tbsp. plain flour
• 65ml dry sherry
• 825ml chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium tinned
• 6 sprigs plus 1 tbsp minced flat-leaf parsley
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more, to taste
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• 225g shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and cut into 1 -cm slices
• 125ml creme fraiche or double cream
• 4 cups 2.5-cm cubed poached chicken, recipe follows
• 1 tbsp. snipped fresh chives
• Serving suggestions: Buttered noodles, toast points, biscuits, or crepes
• For the poached chicken
• 10 sprigs parsley
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 small onion, halved
• 1 small carrot, halved
• 1 stalk celery, halved
• 1.35kg chicken breasts halves, on the bone and fat trimmed
• 1.25-1.5L chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium tinned