House of Blues Bayou Voodoo Smothered Chicken

Yield: 4 servings; 1 pound Roux

Ingredients

Brown Roux

• 10 ounces all-purpose flour
• 1 cup vegetable oil

Chicken

• 1 pound butter, melted
• 2 pounds chopped onion
• 1 pound chopped celery
• 1 pound chopped red bell pepper
• 1 pound chopped green bell pepper
• 1 pound sliced mushrooms
• 2 ounces minced garlic
• 2 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour
• 4 cups red wine (chef suggests Burgundy wine)
• 2 quarts dark beer
• 2 quarts water
• 2 tablespoons beef base
• 4 tablespoons chicken base
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce
• 1 cup Louisiana Seasoning

Instructions

Brown Roux

1. Place oil in a heavy stock pot and heat until it smokes. Slowly whisk in flour, 2 cups at a time, mixing well. Cook in oven at 350 degrees F for about 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. Roux is done when chocolate brown color is achieved. Allow to cool.

Chicken

1. In a large skillet or sauté pan, add butter.
2. Put onion, celery, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and mushrooms into the pan and sauté.
3. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
4. Add flour and stir; cook for 1 minute.
5. Add red wine and reduce until thick.
6. Add dark beer, water, beef base, chicken base and bring to a boil.
7. Add liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and Louisiana seasoning.
8. Whip some roux into the sauce. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.
9. Put some pre-made rice on a plate, put cooked chicken breast on top of rice and ladle voodoo sauce over the chicken and rice.

Attribution

Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine May 7, 2001.

Source: Posted By: Gayle Date: Thursday, 14 December 2000, at 9:44 am - from Rudy2 September 27, 2000 08:43am - Chef Doug Grove - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina