{"id":6935,"slug":"smothered-chicken","title":"SMOTHERED CHICKEN","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["2 tender chickens","salt","pepper","celery, 1 stalk finely chopped","onion","flour","fat","2 cups hot water","1 level tablespoon flour","cold water (for thinning flour)","minced parsley","1 large cup strong stock","1 can mushrooms"],"ingredients_norm":["tender chicken","salt","pepper","celery","onion","flour","fat","hot water","cold water","parsley","strong stock","mushroom"],"steps":["Two tender chickens cut in half, split down the back; place the pieces in a colander to drain well, after having been well salted; season with pepper; grease well the bottom of a baking-pan; add one stalk finely chopped celery, onion; lay the chicken on breast, side up; sprinkle lightly with flour, fat; two cups of hot water.","Have the oven very hot when putting chickens in.","As soon as browned evenly, cover with a pan, fitting closely.","Reduce the heat of the oven; allow to cook slowly an hour or so longer, until tender.","Place on a hot platter; set in oven until sauce is made, as follows: put the pan on top of stove in which chickens were smothered; add level tablespoon of flour, thinned in cold water; add minced parsley; let this all cook two or three minutes, then add large cup of strong stock, to the chickens.","Broil one can mushrooms, and pour these over chicken when ready to serve."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w26:12","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"99335cf3c4773e27b440c9b351e2b60618215c70da6e64e43da4935c4177aff3","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:56:16Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T16:56:16Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/smothered-chicken"}