Fricassee Chicken | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 scallions, roughly chopped
• 1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
• ¹⁄₄ cup soy sauce
• 3 sprigs thyme, stems removed
• ¹⁄₂ Scotch bonnet chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
• 1 (3–4-lb.) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups vegetable oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper