Chicken alla cacciatora
Dish: Main
Number: 2
Country: Italy
The chicken alla cacciatora, is a typical dish of Italian cuisine, there are many versions to prepare it, but basically it consists of a stewed chicken with ingredients such as onion, celery, carrot and red wine, among others. We invite you to follow our step by step videos below, where we will detail the whole process to prepare this delicious pollo alla cacciatora
Ingredients to prepare Chicken alla cacciatora
- 4 pieces of chicken (can be thighs, hams or whatever you prefer)
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 carrot cut into small squares
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 250 ml. / 8.45 fl. oz. red wine
- 200 ml. / 8.45 fl. oz. of crushed natural tomatoes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil
How To Make Chicken alla cacciatora
Step 1: We begin the preparation of our chicken alla cacciatora, for this, we salt and pepper our chicken pieces, then, in a pan with a little olive oil and medium heat, we will seal them, with this we will get that the juices are kept inside, when you see that they are already sealed or golden brown on the outside, we remove them from the pan and reserve.
Step 2: In the same pan add the onion, celery, carrot, thyme branch, a little salt, stir and let cook for 8 minutes, then add the chicken pieces, add the red wine and let evaporate all its alcohol (2 minutes approximately), add the crushed tomato, stir and when it starts to boil, lower the heat, cover and let cook for 25 minutes.
Step 3: Once the cooking time is over, turn off the heat, add salt if necessary and our delicious chicken alla cacciatora is ready.
Tips for preparing Chicken alla cacciatora
When searing the chicken, only the outside of the chicken should be browned and it is removed from the fire, it will finish cooking later.
For this chicken alla cacciatora, use a good quality red wine, a good result will depend on it.
What can we accompany Chicken alla cacciatora?
You can accompany this delicious chicken with white rice, mashed potatoes or baked potatoes.
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