Stewed Chicken from Louisiana Eats!: The People, the Food, and Their Stories by Poppy Tooker

Ingredients

• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 5-lb. stewing hen, cut into pieces
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• ½ cup flour
• 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp. thyme
• 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup rice, cooked according to package directions