Chicken in Liptauer Sauce

Ingredients

• 4 tbsps butter
• 3 oz cream cheese, cut into chunks
• 1 1/2 tsps paprika
• 1/2 tsp or 1 packet dry mustard
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 lbs chicken meat
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 can anchovies

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 425 °F (210 °C).
2. In sauce pan, melt butter on medium-high heat. If using mustard seeds; add now and cook until they start to crack.
3. Stir in onion, garlic, anchovies dry mustard (if not using seeds) and one teaspoon of paprika. Cook until the anchovies break apart and become a slurry. Remove from heat.
4. Arrange chicken in oven proof pan and brush chicken with anchovy mixture.
5. Cover pan with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil, baste chicken with drippings and bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until chicken is browned and tender.
6. Remove chicken to platter and keep warm.
7. Skim all but 2 tablespoons of fat from drippings in pan. Into drippings, stir water, cream cheese and 1/2 teaspoon of paprika.
8. Cook over medium heat , stirring until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.