Louisiana Chicken Sauce Piquant Recipes

BAYOU STYLE CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANTE

Steps:

• In a Lagre heavy pot heat the oil.
• Dredge chicken pieces in Creole seasonings and 1/2 cup flour and brown in the oil, preferably in a cast iron pan.
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Keep the heat going under your frying pan and add the bacon grease.
• When grease is hot, slowly whisk in the flour.
• Stir constantly until the roux turns the color of caramel, the darker the better. About 30 minutes.
• Carefully add the onion, bell pepper, celery and stir, about 5 minutes until all is incorporated and vegetables are soft.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add Chicken broth, tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken and cook until the chicken is done.
• Taste and reseason.
• Add green onion and parsley.
• Cover, reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes. Serve over hot cooked rice.

CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Cut each chicken thigh into 6 pieces. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of Creole seasoning. Place in a medium bowl and add flour. Stir to coat the chicken evenly.
• Heat 1/4 cup of oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Cook the chicken in 2 batches until golden on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Reserve the flour left in the bowl.
• Add the onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, remaining tablespoon of oil and the leftover flour to the Dutch oven. Cook, stirring often for 5 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Stir in the tomato paste and then add the crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, bacon, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, bay leaves, and thyme.
• Add chicken and any juices back to the Dutch oven. Bring to a simmer, cover and place in oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and cook another 15 minutes.
• Add Tabasco sauce and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves.
• Serve with rice and sprinkle with green onions.

CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE SAUCE PIQUANTE WITH TASSO

Steps:

• In a cast iron Dutch oven, heat 1/2 cup of the oil over medium heat. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, cayenne and red pepper flakes. Brown tasso and sausage and set aside. Next, add chicken and sear. When chicken is golden brown, add the rest of the oil and the flour, on medium heat, and stir constantly until a dark roux starts to form.
• Once dark roux has formed, stir in tomato paste, onions, celery, garlic and bell peppers. Stir on a low heat for 10 minutes until the sauce starts to turn brown.
• Once sauce is brown, stir in the chicken, tasso and andouille sausage. Stir for an additional 10-15 minutes until sauce has completely coated the meat evenly.
• Stir in the chicken broth a little at a time, while constantly stirring. Once all of the chicken broth is in, bring mixture to a slow simmer for about 30-45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Taste and season. Add chopped green onions before serving over white rice.

LOUISIANA CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Heat 3 cups of cooking oil hot enough to cook chicken.
• Cut chicken into 2 inch pieces, season with the creole seasoning and fry in oil until done.
• Remove the chicken from the oil.
• In another frying pan, saute onions,celery, bell pepper and garlic until opaque looking and slightly limp.
• To the vegetable mixture, add your chicken which has slightly cooled.
• Add tomatoes and water to the mixture, then lower the flame allowing mixture to simmer for for one hour, stirring about every 10 minutes.
• Serve with rice.
• If you like yours to be a bit thicker, use 2 cans of diced tomatoes and 1 can (8 ounce) tomato paste and 1 cup water.

CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANTE

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil in large heavy nonstick pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon of the salt. In a bowl combine the Essence with 1/2 cup of the flour and stir to combine. Dredge the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour mixture and shake to remove any excess flour. Brown the pieces, in batches if necessary, until golden on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Stir in the onions, bell peppers, celery, remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne, and bay leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft and lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of the flour and cook, stirring, to cook the flour without browning, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, Worcestershire, and pepper sauce.
• Return the chicken to the pot, increase the heat under the sauce to medium-high and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is fall-from the bone tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove and discard the bay leaves.
• To serve, spoon the rice onto plates, top with the chicken and sauce, and garnish with the green onions and parsley.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.