Finger-Lickin'Fricassee

Ingredients

• 1 (3-pound) chicken
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon Gebhardt Chili Powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons raisins (optional)
• 8 ripe olives, chopped (optional)

Instructions

1. Cut chicken into serving pieces. Dip into flour, then brown in hot shortening.
2. Remove to a large pan.
3. Fry onion, green pepper and garlic until brown in remaining hot shortening.
4. Add ketchup, water and Gebhardt Chili Powder; boil for 5 minutes. Pour over chicken.
5. Salt, adding water as needed; cover, allow to simmer until chicken is tender; about 1 1/2 hours.
6. Add raisins and ripe olives 15 minutes before serving.