Tuna Fish à la King in Patty Cases
Cook
1 large green pepper 2 minutes in boiling salted water to which has been added
⅛ teaspoon soda.
Drain and cut in strips. Cook 5 minutes in
1 ½ tablespoons butter; remove pepper and to butter add
1 tablespoon cornstarch and
1 tablespoon flour; then add
¾ cup highly seasoned chicken stock and
⅓ cup cream.
Stir until sauce boils, add the peppers
1 pound can tuna fish separated in flakes
1 pimiento cut in strips
Salt to taste and
Few drops onion juice.
Peel
½ pound mushroom caps, sauté in
2 tablespoons butter, and add to tuna fish.
Serve from the chafing dish or in
Patty cases.
Two cups cooked chicken, cut in strips, or two cups crab meat may be used instead of tuna fish.