Roxys Sauce Piquante Recipes

HEN AND TASSO SAUCE PIQUANTE

Steps:

• Season hen pieces. Place in refrigerator overnight. Dice onions and bell pepper. In a large black pot with a cover, add oil (should cover bottom of pot). Heat oil on medium-high heat (be careful not to burn the oil). Brown hen pieces and remove from pot. Add tasso and sausage to pot. Brown (about five minutes) and remove from pot. Add onions and bell pepper; sauté until wilted. Remove from pot. Add Rotel and cook until reduced. Add small amount of water if the Rotel starts to stick. Cook for 10 minutes. Add garlic to the pot; sauté. Return onion and bell pepper to the pot. Stir. Add hen pieces, tasso and sausage. Add enough to cover the meat. Cook on high heat for one hour. Add small amounts of water to cover the meat as the mixture cooks down. Season to taste. Lower heat and continue cooking for another half hour. Add mushroom soup and tomato sauce. Add water if necessary. Check hen pieces for tenderness. Add chopped onion tops when sauce piquante is done. Serve over fluffy Louisiana white rice.

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.

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.

ROXY'S SAUCE PIQUANTE

Steps:

• Sautee the veggies and garlic in the oil until tender.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and spices.
• Simmer 10 - 15 minutes.
• Taste for spiciness; add more of the 3 peppers if you want it hotter (but watch out because it gets hotter over time).
• Add the raw chicken and simmer until chicken is cooked through.
• Serve over cooked rice (mom prefers Jasmine, which is more authentic, I believe; I use brown rice for everything).
• Special note from mom: "Really good as a left over, when the spices have had time to really mature.".

CAJUN CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANTE (PRESSURE COOKER)

Steps:

• Add the peanut oil to a very hot pressure cooker pot. Brown the cut up chicken pieces nicely on all sides.
• Add all the rest of the ingredients to the pot and stir to blend.
• The amount of Louisiana Hot Sauce you add determines how "piquante" your dish will be. Start off with a little, you can always add more at the table when the meal is served.
• Place lid on pressure cooker tightly. Put pressure regulator weight in place. Leave heat under cooker on high until the weight begins to jiggle. Lower heat immediately to a level that keeps the weight just barely moving. Time from this point on for 12 minutes. Remove pot from heat and cool.
• When the pressure has been reduced, open the pot and place back on the burner. Stir the ingredients very gently to distribute and check the consistency of the sauce. If it is too thin, turn the fire up high and reduce the liquid. If it is too thick, add a little water.
• Serve the Sauce Piquante over hot fluffy rice with extra Louisiana Hot Sauce on the side for those who like it fiery hot.