Chicken Sauce Piquant

Name: Chicken Sauce Piquant
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning, I use Tony Chachere's; ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 medium onion,, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 1 celery rib, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 3 cups chicken broth; 2 slices bacon; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 bay leaves; ½ teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce; salt and pepper; 3 green onions, sliced; white rice for serving

Chicken Sauce Piquant- boneless chicken thigh pieces are fried and then braised in a fabulously rich tomato sauce and served over rice.

Prep15 min
Cook1 hr
Total1 hr 15 min
Serves6
Rating5.0

Chicken Sauce Piquant- boneless chicken thigh pieces are fried and then braised in a fabulously rich tomato sauce and served over rice. This Southern Louisiana Chicken recipe is packed with flavor.

Layers of Flavor

A combination of crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and slow braising leads to an intensely flavored tomato sauce. Slow cooking the tomatoes (along with a teaspoon of sugar) brings out their inherent sweetness. A couple of bacon slices add some smokiness.

And a combination of Creole seasoning and hot sauce gives this chicken dish plenty of spice.

You’ll fry the chicken and build all the flavor on the stove and then put the dish in the oven to bake for 45 minutes.

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What Type of Chicken To Use?

Use boneless, skinless chicken thighs. You could use white chicken meat, but I think chicken thighs are better for this recipe. The chicken thighs get wonderfully tender and juicy simmering in the thick tomato broth.