Recipe: Turkey a la King (using sherry and mushrooms)

TURKEY A LA KING

"From my Mama, delicious and easy. We always served it over buttered toast or biscuits."

1 1/3 cup butter or margarine
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
10 Tbsp flour
1 1/3 cup chicken broth
1 pint half-and-half
1 cup sherry wine*
2/3 cup milk
8 oz chopped pimento**
6 cups coarsely chopped cooked turkey
Salt, to taste
Ground black and red pepper, to taste
Poultry seasoning, with sage, to taste***
Additional broth, if needed

Melt butter. Saute mushrooms for 5 minutes. Stir in flour and mix well.

Heat broth in separate pan and add to flour mixture gradually. Gradually add half-and-half. Stir in wine, milk and pimento. Add turkey. Season to taste and cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Adjust consistency with additional broth if necessary.

*Do not substitute any other wine - use sherry.
**Even if you don't like them, don't skip the pimento - they really add flavor.
***Make sure your poultry seasoning has sage as the first or second ingredient or use ground sage and a little celery salt.

Source: Dr. Glenn Lasseigne