Fried Chicken Stew-- and Rice

T. Woolfe's Note:

What? Another chicken dish? A one and a half pot meal if you reheat the rice in the microwave. This also works great with chicken thighs--maybe better.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cut up frying chicken
• ¼ cup flour
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon cayenne
• 3 tablespoons butter , plus a little oil
• 1 medium yellow onion , medium chop
• 2 -3 garlic cloves , mashed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons parsley , chopped
• 1 bay leaf , don't forget to remove
• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups liquid rose wine or 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups beef stock or 2 cups water , if you must
• ¼ cup julienned bell pepper , green and red (optional)
• cooked rice , for 4 servings

Directions:

1. Mix flour, black, and cayenne pepper and coat the chicken.
2. Brown the floured chicken well in a deep skillet with about half the butter and some oil, then remove to a plate.
3. Add enough more butter to total around 3 TBS and add 3 TBS of the seasoned flour.
4. Do the Roux-Dance till it's very light brown, about 1 brew should do.
5. Add the chopped onion, thyme, garlic, parsley, and Worcestershire.
6. Add the 2 cups of liquid, stir a moment to thicken.
7. Awww go ahead and try the Rose' grynn.
8. Add the VERY optional bell pepper strips.
9. Return the well browned chicken pieces and simmer over a lo flame until the chicken is tender.
10. Check the seasoning.
11. Serve with the chicken pieces next to, and the juice and goodies over the cooked rice.

Reviews

[crawfish pie]

Whoo-Weeee!!This was some good T-Boy!!Just the kinda thing we like!!I've already made it twice and there were NO lefovers!I followed your recipe to the "T" and we just loved this gumbo-esque conccotion!!!You got thumbs up from all 7 of us,not an easy task:)We will have this on our dinner table often!!Way to go!!!!

[Deb G]

Excellent and remarkably easy, too, just as it is. A winning combo for sure. Great flavor. My husband loves it also, so I'll be making this one often. Thanks for posting.

[Nose]

Tender chicken and a complex gravylike sauce that turns plain rice into a decadent treat. I have made something like this before called a chicken fricasee, which does pretty much mean "fried chicken stew." I use a fairly dry Spanish rose. From the time I added the chicken back to the pot, it took about 1/2 hour or maybe a little more for the chicken to cook through and the sauce to thicken.