Chicken-White Pepper Stew

Ingredients

 * 1) 6 to 8 chicken pieces
 * 2) 1/2 cup oil
 * 3) 1 tablespoon lemon juice
 * 4) 1 tablespoon flour
 * 5) Salt and pepper to taste
 * 6) l medium onion, sliced
 * 7) Garlic (optional)
 * 8) 1 medium green pepper, sliced
 * 9) l bay leaf
 * 10) 2 medium ripe tomatoes, diced
 * 11) 11/4 cups water
 * 12) 1 teaspoon white pepper

Directions
Season chicken with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic. Place in a large saucepan, add bay leaf with 1/4 cup of the water, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir once or twice. Remove chicken. Heat oil in a large skillet and brown all sides of chicken - about 15 minutes. Remove chicken and prepare gravy in the fol lowing manner: brown flour in oil; add onion and fry for 5 minutes. Add green pepper, tomatoes, and white pepper, and cook for another 5 minutes. Stir in remaining water and pour gravy over browned chicken in saucepan. Cover and cook for 30 minutes.

Serves 4 Cooking time: 1 l/2 hours