Karen's Cajun Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 chicken (cut up)
• 3 tablespoons bacon grease
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 green pepper (diced)
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 scallions (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon thyme
• salt
• pepper
• file powder

Recipe

• 1 sauté chicken in bacon grease until golden brown and remove from skillet.
• 2 make a roux by blending flour into bacon drippings and stirring constantly until dark brown.
• 3 add green pepper,onion,and scallions to skillet.
• 4 season with salt, pepper and worcestershire sauce.
• 5 add water, tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper and thyme.
• 6 put chicken back into skillet.
• 7 cover and simmer until chicken is tender, about 20 minutes.
• 8 lightly sprinkle filé powder on top.
• 9 serve with saffron rice.