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Chicken cacciatore

Name: How to cook Chicken cacciatore - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Brian Moore

Chicken cacciatore

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 servings

Cooking time :

1 hr

3 tablespoons

olive oil, divided

bone-in skinless chicken thighs

medium onion, diced

2 tablespoons

minced garlic, (or 6 cloves)

small yellow bell pepper (capsicum), diced

small red bell pepper (capsicum), diced

large carrot, peeled and sliced

10 oz (300 g)

mushrooms, sliced

1/2 cup

pitted black olives

8 sprigs

thyme

2 tablespoons

each freshly chopped parsley and basil plus more to garnish

1 teaspoon

dried oregano

150 ml

red wine

28 oz (820 g)

crushed tomatoes

2 tablespoons

tomato paste

7 oz (200 g)

Roma tomatoes, halved

1/2 teaspoon

red pepper flakes

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Season chicken with salt and pepper.

* Step 2

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a heavy cast iron skillet. Sear chicken on both sides until golden, about 3-4 minutes each side. Remove from skillet and set aside.

* Step 3

Add remaining oil to the pan. Sauté the onion until transparent, about 3-4 minutes. Add in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the peppers, carrot, mushrooms and herbs; cook for 5 minutes until vegetables begin to soften.

* Step 4

Pour in the wine, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Cook until wine is reduced, about 2 minutes.

* Step 5

Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, Roma tomatoes and chill flakes. Season with salt and pepper to your tastes. Return chicken pieces to the skillet and continue to cook over stove top OR in the oven following the instructions below.

* Step 6

FOR STOVE TOP: Mix all of the ingredients together; cover with lid, reduce heat to low and allow to simmer (while stirring occasionally) for 40 minutes or until the meat is falling off the bone. Add in the olives, allow to simmer for a further 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

* Step 7

FOR THE OVEN: Transfer the covered skillet to a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) and cook for 50 minutes. Remove the lid, add in the olives and cook for an additional 20 minutes until the chicken is tender and falling off the bone, and the sauce has reduced.

* Step 8

If the sauce is too thin for your liking, add 2 tablespoons of extra tomato paste while it's simmering to thicken.

* Step 9

TO MAKE AHEAD: This chicken cacciatore can be made up to 1 day ahead, cooled, covered and refrigerated. Rewarm over low-medium heat.

* Step 10

TO FREEZE: Transfer the cooled cacciatore into an air tight container and transfer to the freezer. The day of serving, thaw it out in the morning and bring to room temperature. Transfer to a skillet / pan and reheat over low-medium heat until warmed through.

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