Gourmet's Chicken Divan

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Broccoli head - cut into 4-in (large)
		Spears
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Unsalted butter - cut in piece
5 tablespoons	75ml	Flour
2 cups	474ml	Chicken broth
1/2 cup	118ml	Heavy cream - well chilled
3 tablespoons	45ml	Sherry - medium dry
		Lemon juice to taste
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Parmesan cheese - grated
2		Chicken breasts - skinned and b
		Cooked and thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

In a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook the broccoli for 6-8 minutes or until it is just tender. Drain it well and keep warm. In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter over mod-low heat, add flour and cook roux, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the broth, stirring, bring the mixture, and simmer it, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook the mixture, stirring, for 10 minutes.

In a bowl, beat the cream until it holds stiff peaks. Fold the cream, Sherry, and lemon juice into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange broccoli on a flameproof patter or a 2-qt. gratin dish and pour half the sauce over the broccoli. Stir 1/4 cup Parmesan into the remaining sauce. Arrange the chicken on the broccoli, pour the remaining sauce over it, and sprinkle the mixture with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Broil under a preheated broiler about 6 inches from the flame for 1 minute or until the sauce is golden and bubbling.

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