Parmesan with Mushroom Sauce

You might ask what was the sauce dip I used on Cordon Bleu from my previous post. Actually, I've added and removed some ingredients for this and I've just tried if this would still become delicious. Here is the link of the original parmesan cheese sauce recipe. Here are the ingredients I've used and the actual procedure (Thanks again to my wife, Belle, for taking some pictures):

• 125g. butter
• 250mL. all-purpose cream
• 1 1/2 can 370mL. evaporated milk
• 1 can 425g. sliced mushroom
• 100g. Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 chicken cubes; crushed
• 2 tsp. cornstarch and (not hot nor cold) water to thicken sauce.
• a dash of pepper

1. Melt butter in a pot over a low-medium heat. Make sure it's not very hot that it could burn the butter.
   
   
   
2. Sauté mushrooms until browned.
   
   
   
3. Add the evaporated mik, all-purpose cream, crushed chicken cubes and cheese
   
   
4. Bring to boil while constantly stirring. Add the cornstarch and water mixture. Do not increase the heat.
   
   
   
5. Add a dash of pepper according to your liking.
   
   
   
6. Serve.
   
   

Things I've considered:

I've used only 2 tsp. of cornstarch and enough water to dissolve it. I removed the sauce from heat before it gets very thick because it will evaporate most of it's water later and through re-heating.

Expenses(approximate since I didn't consumed all of the ingredients):

• 250g. Dari Creme Butter (consumed half of it at around Php25.00)
• 250mL. Alaska Crema all-purpose cream (consumed 1 pack of it at Php34.50)
• 2 can of Alaska Evaporada (consumed 1 1/2 of it at around Php31.80)
• 1 can 425g. sliced mushroom (consumed 1 can of it at Php27.50)
• 100g Perfect Italiano Parmesan cheese (consumed the whole pack at Php159.00)
• 1 Knorr chicken cubes (bought 1 cube of it from a local sari-sari store at Php5.00)
• 1 small box of Queen cornstarch (consumed 2 tsp. of it at around Php2.00)
• pepper (from our kitchen at around Php0.50)

Total Estimated Price for all the consumed ingredients:

Php284.30

Actual Expense:

• 250g. Dari Creme Butter (Php50.00)
• 250mL. Alaska Crema all-purpose cream (Php34.50)
• 2 can of Alaska Evaporada (Php42.40)
• 1 can 425g. sliced mushroom (Php27.50)
• 100g Perfect Italiano Parmesan cheese (Php159.00)
• 1 Knorr chicken cubes (Php5.00)
• 1 small box of Queen cornstarch (Php11.50)
• pepper (from our kitchen)

Total Actual Price:

Php329.90 (I've used 1 cup of the evaporated milk on my Cordon Bleu. So I consumed all my evaporated milk. :))

It's ok to use a subtitute while making any recipes. For this, you can use any local cheese you have since Parmesan is a bit expensive. :) Good luck! :)

Chicken Cordon Bleu

I've created this blogspot just now. And my purpose is to start posting all the recipes I've tried to cook based on millions of recipes you can see over the Internet. So, since this is my first, let's get started. I've seen this recipe from this link. I've just followed the Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe, not the mushroom sauce. Regarding the measurements, I've just tweaked most of them because I need 10 Cordon Bleu pieces. Here are the steps and my actual cooking procedures (Thanks to my wife, Belle, for taking the pictures :)):

1. First of all, you need to prepare all your ingredients. Here they are:
   10 boneless chicken breast halves, skin removed
   
   
   1/4 tsp. salt
   1/4 tsp. pepper
   2 eggs, beaten
   
   
   1 cup milk
   10 pieces King Sue hawaiian ham, cut each in half
   10 slices Eden cheddar cheese
   
   all-purpose flour
   
   
   whole wheat bread crumbs
   
   
   


2. Place each piece of chicken inside a food storage bag. Pound gently to flatten, using a smooth side of meat mallet.
   
   
   
   


3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
   
   
   


4. Combine eggs with 1 cup condensed milk
   
   
   
   


5. Dip chicken pieces in mixture.
   
   
   


6. Place 2 pieces of ham and cheese in the center of each flattened piece of chicken.
   
   
   


7. Fold ends over ham and cheese. Roll up and secure them with toothpicks.
   
   
   


8. Dredge chicken in the 1/3 cup flour.
   
   
   


9. Dip it again in the egg-milk mixture.
   
   
   


10. roll them in bream crumbs to coat well
    
    
    


11. Place chicken rolls on a container. cover and refrigerate them (I did it overnight).
    


12. Heat oven for about 10 minutes


13. Place the chicken rolls inside the oven for 30 minutes or until then bread crubs turns brown.
    
    
    
    


14. Serve 10 cordon bleu pieces.
    
    
    

Things I've considered:

I've tried to oven the chicken roll pieces to save oil plus the fact that it is healthier than the fried version. The difference is, it's not that crispy but it's moist and tender.

Expenses(approximate since I didn't consumed all of the ingredients):

• King Sue Hawaiian Ham (consumed 1 pack of it at Php42.25)
• Eden Cheese (consumed almost half of it at around Php50.00)
• Alaska Evaporada (consumed 1 cup of it at around Php10.00)
• Whole Wheat Bread Crumbs (consumed half of it at around Php18.00)
• Glad Storage Lock Bag (consumed 1 piece of its 20 pieces at around Php11.30)
  Queen All-Purpose Cream (consumed half of it at Php24.30)
• Chicken breast fillet (consumed all of it at Php180.84)
• 2 Eggs (consumed all of it but I didn't bought it. I've just got them from our ref. :D around Php10.00 @ Php5.oo each)
• salt and pepper (also, I've got this one from our kitchen. cost at around Php5.00)

Total Estimated Price for all the consumed ingredients:

Php351.69

Actual Expense:

• King Sue Hawaiian Ham (Php42.25)
• Eden Cheese (Php97.75)
• Alaska Evaporada (Php21.20)
• Whole Wheat Bread Crumbs (Php36.00)
• Glad Storage Lock Bag (Php113.00)
• Queen All-purpose Cream (Php48.60)
• Chicken breast fillet (Php180.84)
• 2 Eggs (I used 2 from our ref :))
• salt and pepper (also, I've got this one from our kitchen :))

Total Actual Price:

Php539.64

It's ok to have excess ingredients. You might used them again on your next recipes. But since this is my first recipe I've followed, I think I've learned how to estimate closer on what I might consume during the actual cooking. Ok, now try it on your own. Good Luck! :)