Chicken Etouffee!

Have you ever cooked something or had something that was soooo....... good you overate it? Well, I did just that this evening. Actually I cooked this yesterday for dinner this evening. Some things are just so much better the next day. This was chicken etouffee. I wanted to cook something a little different from my usual repertoire so I decided to make a chicken etouffee. Let me say that I am lucky to be have a friend in the food service distribution industry so on occasion I get an email of what's basically on clearance that is at a very nice price. Yesterday I cooked 10 pounds of boneless/skinless chicken thighs as both a meal for last night and for tonight(or rather this weekend). Lol........ Yesterday's cook/dinner was 10 grilled thighs with homemade baked beans and some leftover new potatoes that I made into a sort of awesome potato hash.




I also had this etouffee cooking while I was grilling the thighs. I started with the roux and added the onions, celery and bell peppers the chicken base and water then let that simmer a bit while I sort of fried a the seasoned and flour dredged chicken thighs.



After adding the chicken I let it simmer a bit more.



Tonight I made some frsh jasmine rice and made a plate that I thought I wouldn't be able to finish but this stuff was sooooo..... good I HAD to eat it. Had some field peas left from the other night along with a fresh creole tomato that I dressed with simple oil and vinegar and Killer Tomato seasoning. THAT is some good stuff!!!!
Oh, this would've been fantastic with some homemade rolls but I made do with some buttered Bunny bread. Lol........