Chicken Sauce Piquante

Chicken Sauce Picante is a Louisiana dish that is basically a spicy chicken and tomato gravy. It will fill your house with a wonderful aroma. Piquante means spicy, its a heat that is given off by the cayenne pepper, jalapenos and the tabasco sauce. See the recipe below:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup ap flour
• 1 (5-6 pound) chicken cut in 8 pieces
• vegetable oil from frying
• 1 3/4 cups chopped onions
• 1 3/4 cups chopped celery
• 1 3/4 cups chopped green bell peppers
• 1 3/4 cups peeled and chopped tomatoes
• 3 Tbsp finely chopped jalapeno peppers
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1 3/4 cups canned tomato sauce
• 1 Tbsp plus 2 tsp of Tabasco sauce
• 4 cups chicken stock

Seasoning Mix

• 1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp of salt
• 1 Tbsp black pepper
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp dried thyme

1. Combine the seasoning mix in a small bowl and mix thoroughly
2. Mix 1 Tbsp of the seasoning mix with the flour in a container or paper bag.
3. Dredge the cut up chicken in the flour and set aside.

• Heat 1/4 inch of cooking oil in a large heavy bottom pan to approximately 350 degrees
• Fry the chicken skin side down first for 5 to 8 minutes per side. Do this to both sides and remove and set aside
• Drain all the oil into a glass container, leave the sediments in the pan.
• Add back 1/3 cup of the oil and heat the stove to high

• Add the onions, bell peppers, and celery, scrape the bottom of the pan. Cook until the onions start getting translucent.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, garlic, and jalapeno peppers, cook about another 2-3 minutes
• Add the tomato sauce and cook for another 3 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in the Tabasco sauce and remove from heat

• Add the fried chicken and stock to a 5 1/2 quart saucepan or large dutch oven and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes. Then stir in half the tomato mixture and cook for another 5 minutes covered
• Stir in the remaining tomato mixture and cook covered for 10 minutes stirring occasionally

ENJOY