Place of origin England | ||
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Similar Chicken parmigiana, Chicken Kiev, Chicken marsala, Chicken and mushroo, Tetrazzini | ||
Chicken la king recipe creamy chicken mushroom and pepper gravy
Chicken à la King (Franglais; "King-style Chicken") is a dish consisting of diced chicken in a cream sauce, and often with sherry, mushrooms, and vegetables, served over rice, pasta, or bread.
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Chicken la king
History
Several competing accounts about its origin have circulated:
The name of William King is not listed among the great ones of the earth. No monuments will ever be erected to his memory, for he was only a cook. Yet what a cook! In him blazed the fire of genius which, at the white heat of inspiration, drove him one day, in the old Bellevue, in Philadelphia, to combine bits of chicken, mushrooms, truffles, red and green peppers and cream in that delight-some mixture which ever after has been known as "Chicken a la King."
The recipe was mentioned in the New York Times in 1893, and early published recipes appeared in 1900 and 1905. Fannie Merritt Farmer included a recipe in her 1911 publication on catering. The Fannie Farmer Cookbook includes a recipe for Chicken à la King in the 1906 update. It became a popular dish during the middle to late 20th century.