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Preparation for the stock: Place the chicken in a pot of water, covering the chicken entirely.
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Add 2 carrots, 2 celery stalks, and 1 onion, cut into approximately 1-inch pieces.
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Add parsley, thyme and a bay leaf and poach until chicken is cooked.
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Add salt and pepper, to taste.
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Cut the remaining carrots, celery, onions into 1-inch sticks and place them in a saucepan with water to cover.
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Cut the leeks into 1-inch sticks, slice the mushrooms and add to saucepan.
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Parboil vegetables in salted water.
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Take out the chicken when poached (no red color must be seen under the skin) and discard vegetables from stock.
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Strain the chicken stock through a fine sieve.
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Take the skin off of the chicken and cut chicken into 8 pieces.
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Put the chicken and the parboiled vegetables into the stock.
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Mix the egg yolks with the cream and add to the stock.
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Add the lemon juice and butter.
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Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
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Serve in soup plates with boiled potatoes or white steamed rice.
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This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
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The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.