Brandied Chicken Breasts

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• brandy
• salt and pepper
• marjoram
• 6 Tbsp sweet butter
• 12 c dry sherry
• 2 c cream
• 4 egg yolks
• nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 12 c bread crumbs
• shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

1. Skin bone and divide breasts in halves
2. Rub with brandy
3. Let them stand about 10 minutes
4. Season with salt pepper and marjoram
5. Heat to the point of fragrance
6. Add sweet butter and saute breasts over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes on each side
7. Remove to a heated platter and keep warm
8. To the remaining butter in the pan add sherry simmer over low heat until the liquid is reduced by 12
9. Add stirring constantly cream beaten with egg yolks season with salt pepper and nutmeg
10. Stir and cook until slightly thickened
11. Pour the sauce over the chicken
12. In a small pan melt butter
13. To the butter add bread crumbs mix the crumbs with equal parts of Swiss cheese
14. Sprinkle this mixture over chicken and sauce
15. Glaze under the broiler being careful not to burn the crumbs