Chicken Whites, Virginia Ham and Grapes, Mushroom Sauce
Servings: 6
  • 6 chicken whites
  • 4 tablespoons [60 g] butter, melted
  • 6 slices Virginia ham
  • 2 cups [500 mL] seeded grapes
Mushroom Sauce
  • 1/4 cup [60 g] butter
  • 12 fresh whole mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup [35 g] all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
  • 2 cups [500 mL] canned chicken broth concentrate
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons [30 g] sugar
  • Arrange chicken whites into a roasting pan; pour in half of melted butter.
  • Broil, 3 inches [7.6 cm] from heat source, for 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare mushroom sauce.
  • Turn chicken whites over; pour in remaining melted butter.
  • Lower oven rack to 8-inch [20-cm] from heat source.
  • Bake for 10 to 15 minutes more.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Arrange each chicken white over a slice of ham.
  • Serve coated with hot mushroom sauce, garnished with seeded grapes.
Mushroom Sauce
  • Melt butter; brown mushrooms into melted butter, remove mushrooms from frypan and reserve.
  • Stir flour and salt into melted butter, until smooth.
  • Stir in chicken broth concentrate, stirring.
  • Then stir in lemon juice and sugar; reserve hot.