Cajun Chicken Stew

Name: Cajun Chicken Stew
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne, or to taste; 1 rib celery rib, chopped; 1 kilograms chicken, cut into serving pieces; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; 6 servings Accompaniment: cooked white rice; 3 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters thinly sliced scallion greens; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 710 milliliters water

Cajun Chicken Stew might be just the Creole recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 606 calories, 44g of protein, and 41g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of bell pepper, celery, chicken, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. It is perfect for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot (preferably cast-iron) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with salt. Brown chicken in 4 batches, turning, about 5 minutes per batch, transferring as browned to a large bowl.

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Whole Chicken

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Pot

Add enough of remaining oil to pot to total 1/4 cup fat, then stir in flour with a flat metal or wooden spatula and cook over moderately low heat, scraping back and forth constantly (not stirring), until roux is the color of milk chocolate, 10 to 20 minutes.

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Milk Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Spatula

Pot

Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook, scraping back and forth occasionally, until onion is softened, about 8 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Celery

Onion

Add water to roux mixture and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until roux is incorporated. (Roux will appear curdled initially, but will come together as it reaches a boil.)

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Water

Add chicken and any juices accumulated in bowl, then simmer, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Stir in cayenne, scallion greens, and salt to taste and serve over rice.

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Green Onions

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Whole Chicken

Rice

Salt

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Bowl

Stew improves in flavor if made 1 day ahead (without scallion greens) and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered. Reheat, then stir in scallion greens.

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Green Onions

Stew