Chicken Cacciatore

also called hunter's chicken · pollo alla cacciatora · chicken chasseur · chicken hunter style

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Chicken Cacciatore: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
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 thighsbrown 10 min, skin side downsoften 8 min in the fatdeglaze, 2 minbraise covered 35 minreduce 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

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4deglaze, 2 min

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5braise covered 35 min

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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
  1. brown 10 min, skin side down

    10 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. soften 8 min in the fat

    8 minneeds you10 min in

  3. deglaze, 2 min

    2 minwalk away18 min in

  4. braise covered 35 min

    35 minwalk away20 min in

  5. reduce uncovered 8 min

    8 minwalk away55 min in

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.