Chicken Cacciatore
also called hunter's chicken · pollo alla cacciatora · chicken chasseur · chicken hunter style
- One Pot
- serves 4
- recipe says 1 hr 15 min
- Stews & Braises
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The table
| Everything after the browning happens in the fat and the fond it left, so the pan is never wiped or changed. | |||||
| 3 lb(1.4 kg; skin on, patted dry)bone-in chicken thighs | brown 10 min, skin side down | soften 8 min in the fat | deglaze, 2 min | braise covered 35 min | reduce uncovered 8 min |
| 2 tspkosher salt | |||||
| 2 Tbsolive oil | |||||
| 8 oz(225 g; quartered)cremini mushrooms | |||||
| 1 large(sliced)red bell pepper | |||||
| 1 medium(sliced)yellow onion | |||||
| 4 cloves(sliced)garlic | |||||
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)dry white wine | |||||
| 28 oz(800 g; crushed by hand)canned whole tomatoes | |||||
| 1 sprigrosemary | |||||
| 1bay leaf | |||||
| 1/2 cup(85 g; pitted)black olives | |||||
| 1/4 cup(chopped)flat-leaf parsley | |||||
| Brown it well, accept the skin goes soft under the lid, and drive the sauce down uncovered for eight minutes. | |||||
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2brown 10 min, skin side down
3soften 8 min in the fat
goes in with what step 2 made
4deglaze, 2 min
goes in with what step 3 made
5braise covered 35 min
goes in with what step 4 made
6reduce uncovered 8 min
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The clock
- Start to finish
- 1 hr 3 min
- Needs you
- 18 minthe rest you can walk away from
- What you'll wash
- One thing — the large skillet
- Does it keep
- 3 days — the olives push further into the sauce and the chicken comes off the bone by itself
brown 10 min, skin side down
10 minneeds youfrom the start
soften 8 min in the fat
8 minneeds you10 min in
deglaze, 2 min
2 minwalk away18 min in
braise covered 35 min
35 minwalk away20 min in
reduce uncovered 8 min
8 minwalk away55 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
You'll need large skillet
See how it is written
>> title: Chicken Cacciatore
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: chicken, tomatoes, mushrooms, italian, one-pot, skillet
>> counters: One Pot
>> aka: hunter's chicken, pollo alla cacciatora, chicken chasseur, chicken hunter style
>> servings: 4
>> time: 1 hr 15 min
>> washing-up: the large skillet
>> keeps: 3 days — the olives push further into the sauce and the chicken comes off the bone by itself
>> step: Everything after the browning happens in the fat and the fond it left, so the pan is never wiped or changed.
Everything after the browning happens in the fat and the fond the browning left, so the pan is never wiped and never changed.
>> step: brown 10 min, skin side down
Brown @bone-in chicken thighs{3%lb}(1.4 kg; skin on, patted dry), @kosher salt{2%tsp} in @olive oil{2%Tbs} in a #large skillet{} for ~brown{10%min}.
>> step: soften 8 min in the fat
Soften @&(~1)browned chicken{} with @cremini mushrooms{8%oz}(225 g; quartered), @red bell pepper{1%large}(sliced), @yellow onion{1%medium}(sliced), @garlic{4%cloves}(sliced) for ~saute{8%min}.
>> step: deglaze, 2 min
Deglaze @&(~1)pan{} with @dry white wine{1/2%cup}(120 mL) for ~simmer{2%min}, scraping the bottom clean.
>> step: braise covered 35 min
Braise @&(~1)pan{} covered with @canned whole tomatoes{28%oz}(800 g; crushed by hand), @rosemary{1%sprig}, @bay leaf{1} for ~braise{35%min}.
>> step: reduce uncovered 8 min
Reduce @&(~1)cacciatore{} uncovered with @black olives{1/2%cup}(85 g; pitted), @flat-leaf parsley{1/4%cup}(chopped) for ~simmer{8%min}.
>> step: Brown it well, accept the skin goes soft under the lid, and drive the sauce down uncovered for eight minutes.
Brown it well, accept that it goes soft, and spend the last eight minutes uncovered driving the sauce down onto the chicken instead.