Braised Chicken Recipe. From The Gardener's Network Cookbook.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 pounds broiler or fryer chicken, cut into pieces (we like to de-bone it, too)
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (the original recipe used… fat!)
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled, sliced
• 3 cups celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 cups rice