Bayou Style Chicken Sauce Piquante

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 lbs cut up chicken pieces
• 3 tablespoons creole seasoning
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup bacon grease
• 1 cup flour
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• kosher salt and black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 in a lagre heavy pot heat the oil.
• 2 dredge chicken pieces in creole seasonings and 1/2 cup flour and brown in the oil, preferably in a cast iron pan.
• 3 remove chicken and set aside.
• 4 keep the heat going under your frying pan and add the bacon grease.
• 5 when grease is hot, slowly whisk in the flour.
• 6 stir constantly until the roux turns the color of caramel, the darker the better. about 30 minutes.
• 7 carefully add the onion, bell pepper, celery and stir, about 5 minutes until all is incorporated and vegetables are soft.
• 8 reduce heat to medium.
• 9 add chicken broth, tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• 10 add the chicken and cook until the chicken is done.
• 11 taste and reseason.
• 12 add green onion and parsley.
• 13 cover, reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes. serve over hot cooked rice.