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Chicken Creole

Ingredients

  • 2-3 chicken breasts cut into chunks
  • 2 tbsp butter use lard or bacon drippings if you want!
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 3 cups of Creole/Cajun trinity 1 cup each of chopped onion, celery and green pepper
  • 3-4 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 tbsp Joe's Stuff Creole seasoning
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 can 14 oz / 398 mL tomato sauce
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup green onion

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a large pot. Add the chicken and sauté until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
  2. Add flour to the melted butter and make a roux. Keep stirring the butter and flour mix constantly over medium heat until the roux turns a dark brown.
  3. Once your roux is the desired colour, add in the trinity and garlic. Sauté the vegetables until they become slightly transparent, 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. Add back the chicken breast, chicken stock, tomato sauce, brown sugar and seasonings and let simmer for 15 - 20 minutes.
  5. Add green onions and let simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve over rice and enjoy!!