Chicken Fricassee Recipe – Nola Cuisine & Culture – Musical-grandhotel – Louisiana Cajun and Creole

Ingredients

• 5-6 lbs Chicken Leg and Thigh Quarters
• 1 Cup Flour seasoned with: 2 Tbsp Kosher Salt A few turns of Black Pepper
• A healthy pinch of Cayenne
• 1 Cup Home Rendered Lard, Bacon Drippings, Duck Fat or Vegetable Oil (if you must)
• 3/4 Cup Flour
• 2 Cups Onion, chopped
• 1 Cup Celery, chopped
• 1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper, chopped
• 1/2 Cup Mushrooms, sliced
• 2 Tbsp Garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 Cup Dry White Wine
• 1 Quart Chicken Stock, preferably homemade
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 Bundle of Fresh Thyme, tied together with butcher's twine
• Kosher Salt, Black Pepper, Cayenne to taste
• 2 Tbsp Fresh Thyme, taken off of the stem and chopped
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 Tbsp Hot sauce
• 1/2 Cup Green Onions, thinly sliced
• 1 Recipe Creole Boiled Rice