Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 cup flour (for dredging the chicken)
- 2 slices bacon
- 12 cup vegetable oil
- 1 12 onions
- sliced
- 4 garlic cloves
- minced
- 34 cup flour
- 5 cups water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon chicken base
- 3 tablespoons A.1. Original Sauce
- 14 teaspoon thyme
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 14 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 12 teaspoon paprika
- 18 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 18 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 lb linguine or 1 lb pasta
- of your choice
- 12 teaspoon sea salt
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 teaspoon white pepper
- 12 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Rinse chicken and remove excess fat and skin.
- Pat dry with a paper towel.
- Rub seasoning blend ( 1/2 teaspoon of each: sea salt, black pepper, white pepper, paprika) into chicken and coat with mustard.
- Allow chicken to marinate for 30 minutes.
- Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess.
- Render fat from two slices bacon in a cast iron dutch oven.
- Remove and add 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
- When heated, add chicken, skin side down.
- Cook in two batches.
- Allow chicken to fry over medium heat for four minutes and turn.
- Allow to fry three minutes longer.
- While chicken is frying, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove chicken and pour 3/4 cup flour into pot.
- Combine oil and flour to make a roux.
- Turn heat down to low and stir continuously until roux is a dark brown, about the color of milk chocolate.
- Once the roux is sufficiently dark, add sliced onions.
- This will stop the browning process.
- Saute until onions begin to soften and add garlic.
- Continue to cook until fragrant and onions are soft.
- Add water and stir until roux has completely dissolved, resulting in a smooth gravy.
- Add bay leaves, chocolate, A.1.
- steak sauce, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, chili powder, paprika, oregano, parsley flakes, and cayenne.
- Blend well and and taste.
- Make adjustments if necessary.
- Mince the two slices of bacon and add to the gravy.
- Also, introduce the par-fried chicken to the pot.
- Cover and place in oven for 45 minutes.
- About fifteen minutes before chicken is ready, prepare pasta according to the directions on the package.
- Enjoy chicken and gravy over pasta.
- Serves six.
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