Waterzooi (Vaterzoy)

A whole fryer chicken is cut up and slowly simmered with leeks, onions, celery, nutmeg, lemon juice and egg yolks.

Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium -high heat and quickly brown the chicken pieces. Remove and set aside. In the same pot, saute the leeks, onion, celery and salt until the vegetables...

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 pounds fryer or boiler chicken, cut into pieces
• 2 leeks, sliced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 5 cups water
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley