Chicken Piquant Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in flour and shake off any excess.
• In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons butter and the olive oil over medium-high heat until the butter has melted. Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, add the chicken and sauté until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken, place on a plate and repeat with the remaining pieces, adding more olive oil if needed.
• Once the chicken is cooked, add the shallot and lemon slices to the pan and sauté, stirring occasionally, until lightly caramelized and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the stock and simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low, then stir in the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, capers and lemon juice, to taste. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve the chicken with the sauce poured over the top. Garnish with parsley if desired.

Steps:

• Combine the wine, soy sauce, oil and water in a bowl large enough to hold the chicken. Grate the ginger, mince the garlic, and add to marinade with the mustard, sugar and oregano.
• Wash and dry the chicken, and place pieces in the marinade, turning to coat well. Allow to marinate while preparing the rest of the meal.
• Heat a nonstick pan until it is medium hot; spray with pan spray lightly, and brown chicken breast on both sides.
• Add the marinade, cover and continue cooking over medium-high heat until the chicken is cooked, about 10 minutes. Serve with sauce.

Steps:

• Cut the chicken thighs into strips, approximately 1-inch by 2-inches. Combine the salt and three peppers; season the chicken strips and set aside.
• In a large, heavy bottom saucepan, heat the olive oil over high heat. Whisk in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, to make a light-to-medium brown roux, about the color of peanut butter or a little lighter. Immediately add the chopped onion, bell pepper and celery; reduce the heat to medium-high and cook 5 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the minced garlic and jalapeno; cook 1 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker and add the crushed tomato, diced tomatoes, Tabasco sauce and the seasoned chicken strips. Stir to mix, cover and cook on HIGH for 3 1/2 hours or LOW for 7 hours. Serve over rice.

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, whisk together salt, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne, chili powder and paprika. Add chicken and toss to coat. Add flour and toss to coat.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients for spice mix and toss chicken in spice mix, making certain the chicken is evenly coated. Wash your hands.
• In wide bottom pot or Dutch oven, heat oil until it begins to smoke slightly. While waiting, coat the chicken with the flour in a large mixing bowl, tossing the chicken with your hands to make sure it all gets coated well. Shake excess flour off the chicken, reserving the leftover flour.
• Pan fry the chicken over medium heat. Don't crowd the pan with the chicken or it will not get the right color. The pieces should be side by side, not on top of one another. When chicken has reached the desired color, remove it from the pan with a slotted spatula. Most likely you will have to do this in two batches.
• Add the remaining flour to the oil in the pan, and cook over medium heat for about five minutes to make a medium brown roux. Add onions, peppers, garlic and celery, and cook five minutes more. Add the tomatoes, chicken, dried thyme, bay leaves, stock and hot sauce.
• Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes. Serve over rice with freshly diced scallions.

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.

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.