Sticky Chicken
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Season 3 pounds of chicken with Cajun seasoning, onion powder, and garlic powder, ensuring it's well coated.
- 2In a heavy-bottomed pot, add a couple of tablespoons of white sugar and about equal parts of vegetable oil.
- 3On medium heat, keep stirring the sugar and oil mixture until it turns the color of a Coke.
- 4Once the mixture reaches a coke-like color, drop the seasoned chicken into the pot.
- 5Brown the chicken on both sides for a couple of minutes.
- 6Once the chicken is browned, pull it out of the pot and set it aside.
- 7Add one onion and one bell pepper to the pot, seasoning with more Cajun seasoning, and let them cook down.
- 8Add a little bit of water if needed, and once the vegetables are soft, mash them.
- 9Add a little bit of garlic and let it cook for just a couple more minutes.
- 10When the vegetables and garlic are ready, throw the chicken back into the pot.
- 11Add water to the pot until it's almost covering the chicken.
- 12Add a tablespoon of Better Than Bouillon roasted chicken base.
- 13Season the mixture again with Cajun seasoning and some dried parsley.
- 14Let the mixture come up to a boil, then lower the fire and add the lid.
- 15Let the gravy cook down for a few hours.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken
- Brit’s Cookin Cajun Seasoning
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- equal parts vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 to 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- water or low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon Better Than Bouillon roasted chicken base
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
Equipment
heavy-bottomed pottongsladle
Tips
- The longer the gravy cooks, the better it will taste.
- If the sugar and oil mixture smells burnt, discard and start over.
- You can use any cut of chicken you like.
- Add more liquid as needed and adjust seasoning to taste.
- This method of using sugar as a browning agent can be used for many proteins and creates excellent gravy.
- If you want to use low sodium stock, you can do that too, but the recipe suggests adding a tablespoon of Better Than Bouillon roasted chicken base.
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