White Devil

Description

White Devil

Ingredients

• 15 Gram butter ( 1/2 oz)
• salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Devil sauce:

• 1/2 Teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 Teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 Teaspoon English mustard powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon white pepper
• 300 ml double cream (1/2 pint)

Garnish:

• 8 x 5 cm puff pastry triangles, baked & reheated
• 4 x 150 Gram Chicken breasts, boned & skinned (5 oz)

Directions

• If using Chicken breasts, lay them on a large buttered sheet of foil, sprinkle with a little salt and pepper and fold the foil over to make a closed parcel.
• Lay on a baking sheet and bake at 180 °C / 350 °F / Gas 4 for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool and remove from the foil.
• If using Haddock fillets, poach in boiling water for 10 minutes, then drain.
• Lightly butter a small, shallow, ovenproof dish and lay the Chicken breasts or Haddock fillets in it.
• Mix the turmeric, cayenne pepper, mustard, salt and pepper into the cream and beat just until it begins to thicken.
• Pour the Devil sauce over the Chicken or and put into the oven at 200 °C / 400 °F / Gas 6 for 8-20 minutes, or until it just begins to brown.
• Do not allow it to boil.
• Serve with the puff pastry triangles arranged around the dish.
• You can use fillets of smoked Haddock (skin removed) instead of the Chicken.