Pollo alla cacciatora (hunter's chicken). This hunter's chicken stew recipe, or chicken alla cacciatora recipe, is so, so good! Jamie Oliver's recipe is packed with olives Cacciatore means 'hunter', so this is obviously the type of food that a hunter's wife cooks for her fella when he gets home from a hard morning spent in the countryside. Coniglio alla Cacciatora: use rabbit instead of chicken.
Pollo alla cacciatora, or chicken cacciatore in English, is a simple dish that is popular not only in Italy but around the world. The word cacciatore means "hunter," and alla cacciatora means "hunter style." The ingredients for chicken cacciatore vary wildly, but its essentials seem to be chicken. In cuisine, alla cacciatora refers to a meal prepared "hunter-style" with onions, herbs, usually tomatoes, often bell peppers, and sometimes wine. You can have Pollo alla cacciatora (hunter's chicken) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Pollo alla cacciatora (hunter's chicken)
- Prepare 1-2 of chicken pieces per person (I used thigh).
- Prepare of Chopped onion.
- You need of Chopped carrots.
- Prepare of Chopped celery.
- Prepare of Small tin of tomatoes.
- You need of Herbs (I used thyme and rosemary).
- Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
- You need of Glug of wine.
- You need of Olive oil.
Cacciatore is popularly made with braised chicken (pollo alla cacciatora) or rabbit. Pollo alla cacciatora is a classic dish that almost everyone in Italy makes. it is one of those dishes that will slightly vary from house to house! And today I am sharing with you my mom's recipe. An old favourite - chicken cooked "the hunter's way" - speeded up and simplified.
Pollo alla cacciatora (hunter's chicken) instructions
- Wash and dry chicken well. Sprinkle with herbs.
- Fry chopped veg gently in oil. Turn up the heat add chicken skin down and brown nicely for about 4-5 mins.
- Add wine, I used white but red is good. Let it evaporate. Add tin of chopped tomatoes, stir. Add salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for about 30 mins, turn once or twice.
- Cook uncovered for about 10 mins to allow sauce to thicken. Enjoy :).
Adding a can of cannellini beans turns it into a quick, one-pot supper. This is an old favourite - chicken cooked "the hunter's way" - which grants a certain amount of culinary licence. Pollo alla cacciatora - is a popular Italian dish. It's so easy and super tasty!!! Poultry or rabbit (chicken in our case) stewed in tomato sauce with herbs and cherry tomatoes, which add some fresh notes to the dish.