How To Make Chicken Cacciatore
- April 24, 2009
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Chicken cacciatore, or “hunter’s chicken,” is a quick and easy dish to create at home.
You Will Need
- 1/4 cup, plus 2 tbsp. of olive oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 3 lb. boneless chicken thighs and breasts, with skin
- 1/2 c. white wine or dry red wine
- 1 32-ounce can of tomatoes or 2 lb. of fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh or dried rosemary
- 1/3 c. chopped fresh basil
- A deep, heavy bottomed skillet with lid
- A bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- A zucchini, chopped
- 1 c. chopped wild mushrooms
Step 1: Heat oil
Pour two tablespoons of oil into the skillet and turn the burner to medium. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the sliced onions and garlic and cook, stirring, for eight to 10 minutes, until the onions are soft and translucent.
Step 2: Season the chicken
While the onions and garlic are cooking sprinkle both sides of each chicken thigh or breast liberally with salt and pepper.
Step 3: Cook chicken
Remove the onions and garlic and set them aside. Add the rest of the oil to the pan and heat it on medium until it shimmers. Then add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook it for eight minutes, turning it once after four minutes.
Step 4: Add wine and tomatoes
With the heat still on medium, add the wine and simmer for three minutes. Then, add the tomatoes.
Step 5: Simmer
Make sure the chicken pieces are skin-side up, and turn the heat down to medium-low until the liquid in the pot reaches a simmer. Partially cover the pot with the lid, and cook the stew over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes, until the chicken is tender and a third to a half of the liquid from the tomatoes has evaporated.
Step 6: Add other ingredients
Return the onions and garlic to the pan, and add the rosemary and basil. Add the bell pepper, zucchini, and mushrooms, if using. Stir, and taste for seasoning.
Step 7: Serve
Smother a plate of pasta with a hearty helping of chicken cacciatore, and serve.
Chicken cacciatore is believed to have originated in Tuscany – a region of Italy known for its hearty cuisine.
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Comments (12)
deicious, and as promised...http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuesmerde/sets/72157617289245384/
over 2 years ago by jimmy
Wow! Awesome!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
This makes it look quick and easy - I'll give it a try! Thanks!
over 2 years ago by Marsha831
You're welcome - hope it turns out great!
over 2 years ago by DimitriL
Great video....I like the little chicken who seems very happy about the dish, which looks delish!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
Wow! It looks like you did GREAT. Thanks so much for sharing the pics and I'm thrilled it turned out great...
over 2 years ago by DimitriL
oh yum...kinda wanna make this tonight
over 2 years ago by jimmy
I hope you do! One of the side benefits of making this video was winding up with dinner, and it was *delicious.*
over 2 years ago by DimitriL
How kind! I think the little chicken has serious star quality.
over 2 years ago by DimitriL
nice work! Howcast should let people post pictures/video for their attempts...I'll try to document and paste something here later :-)
over 2 years ago by jimmy
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over 2 years ago by Mahuya_Nath
It is cold ";pollo alla cacciatora";!!
about 1 year ago by titanes88
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