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Chicken Sauce Piquante

Type: Chicken, Pasta, Poultry
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Broilerr-fryer chicken - cutup
  Pepper
2   Water
1   Green bell pepper - lg, chopped
2   Bay leaves
3/4 cup 46g / 1.6ozFlour - all-purpose
4   Garlic cloves - minced
  Cayenne pepper to taste
1/2   Lemon - sliced/seeded
1/2 cup 118mlWhite wine - dry
  Rice - hot cooked
  Salt
  Vegetable shortening
2 cups 220g / 7.8ozCelery - minced
3   Green onions - chopped
1   Mushrooms - undrained(8oz)
2   Onions - large, minced
1   Tomato paste - (6oz)
12   Green olives - large(opt)
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozParsley - fresh, minced
  Spaghetti - hot cooked

Recipe Instructions

1. Season chicken liberally with salt and pepper.

2. Melt 1/4 cup shortening in large Dutch oven and Saute chicken until brown on all sides.

3. Add water, celery, bell pepper, green onion, bay leaves, and mushrooms sauce; simmer.

4. In saucepan, melt 3/4 cup shortening; add flour and cook slowly until dark brown, stirring constantly.

5. Add minced onions and garlic; Saute until translucent, stirring constantly.

6. Add tomato paste and cook until thick.

7. Transfer this mixture to Dutch oven and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until chicken is tender and sauce is thick.

8. Add water is sauce thickens before chicken is done; stir occasionally to keep from sticking.

9. During last 30 minutes, add salt, cayenne pepper (the more cayenne, the more "piquant" the gravy will be), mushrooms, olives, lemon and parsley.

10. Just before serving, add wine.

11. Serve over spaghetti or hot fluffy rice.

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Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00

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