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Leah Chase's Chicken Creole

Source of Recipe


From "Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This" by Carol Allen






List of Ingredients



• Six 5-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  
• 1 Tbsp salt (divided use)
  
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
  
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  
• 1 cup chopped onions
  
• 1/2 cup chopped green peppers
  
• 2 cups whole tomatoes, with liquid
  
• 2 cups water
  
• 2 cloves garlic, mashed and chopped
  
• 1/2 tsp ground thyme (or 2 sprigs fresh)
  
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  
• 12 small whole okra
  
• 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
  
• 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
  






Instructions



1. Season chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and white pepper. In large skillet or chicken fryer, heat oil. Place chicken in hot oil, turning as it cooks, about 6 minutes. Lower heat. Remove chicken and set aside.
   
   
2. Sauté onions in skillet until they are clear. Add green peppers; stir and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add whole tomatoes, mashing them as you stir them into the onion mixture. Add water, garlic, thyme, cayenne, and remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Let sauce cook on high heat for 4 minutes.
   
   
3. Lower heat; return chicken to sauce. Add okra and cook for 10 minutes, until okra are just tender. Add shrimp; let cook until shrimp turn pink (about 5 minutes). Add parsley. Serve over buttered rice.
   
   Serves 6