Braised Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 1/2 lb.) broiler chicken
2 Tbsp. rendered chicken fat or vegetable oil
1 c. sliced celery
4 c. water
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 medium potatoes, pared
1 (9 oz.) pkg. frozen cut green beans

Preparation

Brown chicken on all sides in 5-quart Dutch oven using fat. Remove chicken to bowl.
Add giblets to fat; brown well.
Spoon off all fat.
Add celery; cook 1 minute.
Stir in water, salt and pepper.
Return chicken to Dutch oven.
Heat to boiling.
Cover; simmer for 20 minutes.
Add potatoes; cook 10 minutes.
Add beans; cook until tender.
To serve, debone chicken.
Cut into chunks.