Chicken Sauce Piquant

Ingredients

• 1½ Tb salt
• ½ tsp ground white pepper
• 2 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 chicken, 3-4 lb, boned and cut into 1" cubes
• ¾ C vegetable oil or lard
• 1 C all-purpose flour
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 celery stalks, diced
• 1 small poblano chile, seeded and diced
• 1 Tb garlic, finely chopped
• 5 plum tomatoes, diced
• 2 C canned tomatoes
• 5 C chicken broth
• 1 Tb dried thyme
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 dashes hot sauce
• Perfect Steamed Rice
• scallions, thinly sliced for garnish