Cajun Sauce Picante Food

BAYOU STYLE CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANTE

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.

RABBIT SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Season meat with Cajun seasoning. Heat oil. Brown meat well. Remove meat and excess oil, leaving brown residue in bottom of pot. Add onion, bell pepper and celery. Stir well, scraping residue off bottom of pot. Saute until onions wilt. Add garlic and tomato sauce. Simmer 15 minutes. Add Rotel tomatoes and beef gravy. Simmer 15 minutes. Add oyster sauce, lemon juice, mushrooms and browned rabbit. Stir and simmer on low heat for 2 hours. Add green onions and parsley. Simmer 20 minutes. Serve over rice.

CHICKEN SAUCE PICANTE

Steps:

• Put oil in a large pot and heat to a high temperature. Turn down heat to low and add the flour. Stirring constantly, cook to make a roux a medium to dark brown color then add the tomato paste. If you cook to fast, it will burn easy. Once it is to the correct color and the tomato paste has been added, then add the yellow onions and bell pepper. Cook for about 2 minutes in the roux then add the chicken and garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Be sure to continually stir at this point. You can also add sausage now if you want, but be sure it is heavily smoked. Now is the time to add the water, salt, pepper, cayenne, green onion, and parsley. Bring to a slow boil and simmer for about 1 hour stirring occasionally. Serve over Aromatic Rice like a soup and a large scoop of rice in the middle of the bowl. ENJOY because it the real thing without going to Louisiana. You can make this Sauce Picante with Shrimp, and Turtle as the meat also. Use as much meat as you like.