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Emeril's Chicken Etoufee Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 (4 lb) roasting chickens, cut into 8 pieces .
  • cayenne pepper .
  • 2 tsps brown sugar, firmly packed .
  • 3/4 c flour .
  • 2 tbsps vegetable oil .
  • 1/4 c fresh parsley, sliced .
  • 1 quart chicken stock .
  • cooked rice .
  • 1/2 c bell peppers, finely sliced .
  • 1 c yellow onions, finely sliced .
  • salt .
  • 1/2 c celery, finely sliced .
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced .
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce .
  • 1/4 c hot sauce .
  • 1/2 c unsalted butter .
  • 1 (12 oz) bottle dark beer or amber beer .
  • 2 bay leaves

Directions
  • Step #1 Spice up chicken pieces with salt & cayenne pepper to taste.
  • Step #2 Heat oil In a large-ish Dutch oven over medium-high heat & sear chicken pieces on both sides until golden brown.
  • Step #3 Remove to a platter & reserve.
  • Step #4 Add butter to pan & when melted, add flour & stir this to mix well.
  • Step #5 Continue to cook roux, stirring constantly, about 12 to 15 mins or until chocolate brown.
  • Step #6 Immediately add onion, celery, bell pepper & bay leaves & cook 2 to 3 mins or until soft.
  • Step #7 Add garlic & cook 2 mins.
  • Step #8 Add beer & stir well to loosen any brown bits from pan bottom.
  • Step #9 Add stock, hot sauce, & Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, stirring to mix.
  • Step #10 Bring to a boil, return chicken pieces to the pot & let simmer 1 hr & 15 mins until chicken is very tinder.
  • Step #11 Remove chicken pieces to a platter & when cool enough to handle, remove chicken meat from bones.
  • Step #12 Return chicken meat to etouffee & continue cooking 30 mins, until sauce is thickened & favorful & chicken is beginning to fall apart.
  • Step #13 Add sliced parsley, stirring to mix.
  • Step #14 Taste & adjust seasoning, if necessary.
  • Step #15 Serve as soon as possible over hot cooked rice.
  • Enjoy the Emeril's Chicken Etoufee recipe

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