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