Meat
and Poultry:
Chicken
Piquante
from
the Houston Junior
League Cookbook
INGREDIENTS:
2
rounded Tablespoons flour
2
Tablespoons shortening
2
large onions, chopped
1/2
cup chopped ham
1
chicken hen (6-8 pounds), cut up
1
can (6-ounce) tomato paste
2
or 3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2
cup coarsely chopped celery
1/4
cup chopped parsley
1/4
cup chopped green onions
12
whole pitted green olives
2
sour pickles, chopped
1
can (1-pound) mushrooms with liquid
Salt
1
red pepper pod, chopped
2
cups dry red wine or water
1
jar (12-ounce) fresh oysters
TO
PREPARE:
In
a heavy pan, brown flour in shortening. Add onions and brown.
Add ham and brown. Add chicken pieces and brown well, adding more
shortening if necessary. Stir in tomato paste; cover and simmer 45
minutes. Add garlic, celery, parsley and green onions; cook 45 minutes
longer. Add olives and pickles and simmer a little longer.
Add mushrooms and liquid; cook until chicken is tender. Add salt,
red pepper, wine and oysters and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve over
fluffy rice.
SERVES:
12
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Cookbook and other fine cookbooks, or call (713) 627-COOK.
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Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing
the potential of women and to improving the community through the effective
action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively
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Junior League Cookbook, are returned to the community.
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