Sep
04
4 lbs stewing hen cut into 12 pieces
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 stalk celery cut fine
1 medium onion cut fine
1 medium green pepper cut fine
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon ginger
salt & black pepper
Cut up, wash and season chicken well with salt & pepper. Put oil in pot and let get very hot. Add flour and stir constantly to make a roux. Add onions, celery, pepper and stir until well mixed. Add paprika and 3 quarts hot water and cook on low heat 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Add raw chicken. Let cook over a medium heat until chicken is tender. Serve with rice or dumplings. Will serve 6 people. Optionally you can add a few shakes of tabasco for a piquant flavor.
