Shanna's Chicken Sauce Piquant
1 ea Broiler-fryer chicken, cutup
1 x Pepper
2 qt Water
1 ea Green bell pepper, lg, chopped
2 ea Bay leaves
3/4 c Flour, all-purpose
4 ea Garlic cloves, minced
1 x Cayenne pepper to taste
1/2 ea Lemon, sliced/seeded
1/2 c White wine, dry
1 x Rice, hot cooked
1 x Salt
1 x Vegetable shortening
2 c Celery, minced
3 ea Green onions, chopped
1 cn Mushrooms,undrained(8oz)
2 ea Onions,large, minced
1 cn Tomato paste(6oz)
12 ea Green olives, large(opt)
1/2 c Parsley, fresh, minced
1 x Spaghetti, hot cooked
Season chicken liberally with salt and pepper. Melt 1/4 cup shortening
in large Dutch oven and saute chicken until brown on all sides. Add water,
celery, bell pepper, green onion, bay leaves, and mushrooms sauce; simmer. In
saucepan, melt 3/4 cup shortening; add flour and cook slowly until dark brown,
stirring constantly. Add minced onions and garlic; saute until translucent,
stirring constantly. Add tomato paste and cook until thick. 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. Add water is sauce
thickens before chicken is done; stir occasionally to keep from sticking. During
last 30 minutes, add salt, cayenne pepper (the more cayenne, the more
"piquant" the gravy will be), mushrooms, olives, lemon and parsley.
Just before serving, add wine. Serve over spaghetti or hot fluffy rice.
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