Sauce piquante

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Hen (4-5 lb.)
1cupChopped celery
1cupChopped bell pepper
1canTomato paste (small)
1teaspoonSugar
5cupsWater
2cansCrabmeat
3cansShrimp, drained
2cupsChopped onion
4Cloves garlic, fine chop
1canRo-Tel tomatoes
Salt & red pepper to taste
1smallCan mushrooms (optional)
Chopped green onion tops and
Parsely

Directions

Saute chicken until meat comes off the bone, remove from pot and debone. Add onion, celery 4 cloves garlic and bell pepper to drippings in pot and saute in chicken fat until clear. Add deboned chicken, tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, red pepper and sugar; simmer 5-10 minutes. Add onion tops, parsley and mushrooms.. Add water; more water may be necessary, add according to desired thickness.

Cook, slow heat, for 3 to 4 hrs. Approximately 20 minutes before serving, add crabmeat and shrimp. Season to taste, and serve over rice. Courtesy Telephone Pioneers BillSpalding *P CRBR 38 A