Chicken Fricassee, South Texas Style

    Ingredients

    4 lbs. chicken, cut up
    2 cups boiling water
    2 tsp. salt
    1 cup tomato juice
    1 - 6 oz. can tomato paste
    1/2 cup chopped black olives
    1/2 cup chopped green pepper
    1/2 tsp. oregano leaves
    1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
    1 1/2 tsp. chili powder

    Place chicken in a saucepan the water and salt.  
    Cover and cook for 1 3/4 hours over medium-low
    heat.  Remove chicken from pan.  Measure the
    broth and add additional water, if necessary, to
    make 3 cups.  Return chicken and stock to
    saucepan.  Add tomato juice, tomato paste, black
    olives and green pepper.
    Cover and cook slowly 25 minutes or until sauce
    has thickened.  Add oregano, black pepper and
    chili powder 10 minutes before cooking time is up.
    Serve hot over cooked rice or noodles.