Le Poulet à la Noix de Coco
Chicken With Coconut





To SERVE two:




One 2-pound chicken
Butter
3 tablespoons whisky
2 tablespoons tomato purée
4 teaspoons MEAT JELLY , or substitute
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon grated coconut
Salt and pepper
Thinly sliced white bread




PREROAST and carve the chicken according to the directions. Pour the butter in which the chicken has cooked into a small skillet.

Return the carved chicken to the pan in which it was cooked. Add the whisky, touch it with a lighted match, and shake the pan until the flames die out. Add the tomato purée, the MEAT JELLY, or a substitute, and the butter and grated coconut. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Stir well to blend the sauce and remove from the heat as soon as it is hot. Meanwhile, fry the bread, cut into small triangles or lozenges, in the chicken butter.

Arrange the pieces of chicken on a hot platter, pour the sauce over them, and garnish with the fried croutons and sprigs of parsley.





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