Chicken Fricassee

Classic Bulgarian-style fricassee with yolk-yogurt-lemon liaison

• 4 servings
• Prep 20 min
• Cook 40-50 min
• Bulgarian / French-inspired

Source: Workbook sheet «Пиле фрикасе»

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts or thighs
• 1 carrot
• 0.5 celery root
• 2-3 egg yolks
• 200 g yogurt
• 2 Tbsp flour
• Juice of 0.5 lemon
• 50 g butter
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• Chicken broth (~600 ml from cooking)
• Parsley, black pepper, salt

Method

1. Boil carrot and celery root with chicken. Shred meat; strain broth.
2. Beat yolks with yogurt and lemon juice.
3. Melt butter; cook flour gently. Stream in ~600 ml broth, whisking until thick and smooth.
4. Stir in yogurt-yolk mix continuously. Add chicken and seasonings; cook ~10 min stirring.
5. Finish with parsley; serve warm.

Do not boil hard after adding yolks.
Lemon brightens and stabilizes the liaison.