Chicken Sauce Piquante | Saveur

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₂ cup vegetable oil
• ¹⁄₂ cup flour
• ¹⁄₂ cup onion, finely chopped
• ¹⁄₂ cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
• ¹⁄₂ cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 3 lb. chicken pieces
• 1 (1-lb.) can whole tomatoes, crushed
• Pinch of sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp. salt
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. cayenne
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. dried thyme leaves
• 2 tbsp. parsley, finely chopped
• Tabasco