Best 4 Italian Hunters Chicken Recipes

HUNTER'S CHICKEN STEW (POLLO ALLA CACCIATORA)

Steps:

• Chicken cacciatora seems to be reasonably well known in Britain because it's the classic pre-packed dish you find in Italian food ranges in supermarkets (which, to be honest, never taste of much). When you get the real deal cooked at home with love and passion it's a totally different experience. It's a simple combination of flavours that just works really well. 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. This is also a great dish for big parties, as it looks after itself in the oven. In the picture I've made it for about 12 people.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt and freshly ground black pepper and put them into a bowl. Add the bay leaves and rosemary sprigs and the crushed clove of garlic and cover with the wine. Leave to marinate for at least an hour, but preferably overnight in the fridge.
• Preheat your oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. Drain the chicken, reserving the marinade, and pat dry with kitchen paper. Dust the chicken pieces with flour and shake off any excess. Heat an ovenproof pan, add a splash of olive oil, fry the chicken pieces until browned lightly all over and put to one side.
• Place the pan back on the heat and add the sliced garlic. Fry gently until golden brown, then add the anchovies, olives, tomatoes (broken up with a wooden spoon) and the chicken pieces with their reserved marinade. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid or a double thickness layer of foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1½ hours.
• Skim off any oil that's collected on top of the sauce, then stir, taste and add a little salt and pepper if necessary. Remove the bay leaves and rosemary sprigs, and serve with a salad, or some cannellini beans, and plenty of Chianti.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE {ITALIAN HUNTER'S CHICKEN}

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry; season with salt and pepper to taste. Dredge each piece of chicken in the flour to coat lightly, shaking off any excess.
• In a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces to the skillet and cook just until brown, about 5-6 minutes per side. Brown the chicken in two separate batches, if necessary, so that you don't overcrowd the pan. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the bell peppers, onion and garlic; cook until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the wine and simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their juice, using a wooden spoon to break the tomatoes into smaller pieces.
• Stir in the broth, sugar, oregano and rosemary. Return the chicken pieces to the pot and turn to coat in the sauce. Bring the sauce to a simmer. Continue simmering over medium-low heat until the chicken is just cooked through, about 30 minutes for breast pieces (or about 20 minutes if using thighs).
• Use tongs to transfer the chicken pieces to a serving platter. Increase the heat and bring the sauce to a boil. Boil the sauce until it thickens slightly, about 5-7 minutes. Spoon the sauce over the chicken, garnish with fresh basil, and serve!

HUNTER STYLE CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a large pot over low heat, and cook and stir the garlic until tender but not browned, about 3 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes with their juice, and mash with a potato masher to leave the tomatoes in chunks. Stir in tomato paste, red wine, sugar, oregano, basil, salt, and black pepper, and mix until the tomato paste is smoothly combined into the sauce. Bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring often, while you prepare the vegetables.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the carrot and celery until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir into the sauce. In the same skillet, cook and stir the green peppers and onions until the onions are translucent, 5 to 8 more minutes; mix them to the sauce. Heat 1 more tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet, and cook and stir the mushrooms until they give up their liquid, about 10 minutes; stir the mushrooms into the sauce. Allow sauce to simmer while you cook the chicken.
• Beat the eggs in a bowl. Place the flour in a separate shallow bowl. Heat 1/4 cup of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip chicken pieces in egg, then dredge in flour. Tap off any excess flour, and brown the chicken pieces in the hot oil until browned on both sides, about 15 minutes. Set the chicken pieces aside.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Spoon about 1 cup of the tomato sauce into the bottom of a large Dutch oven. Place the chicken pieces into the Dutch oven, and pour remaining sauce and vegetables over the chicken; cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, about 1 hour. If sauce begins to boil harder than a simmer, reduce oven heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• About 15 minutes before serving time, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir in the linguine pasta, bring back to a boil, and cook, stirring often, until the linguine is tender but still slightly firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain the pasta well.
• Turn the linguine out onto a large platter, and top with the chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan cheese to serve.

ITALIAN HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a plastic bag and shake chicken pieces in flour mixture until coated.
• Heat oil in a large skillet and brown chicken pieces on both sides.
• Remove from skillet and add onion, garlic and bell pepper to the skillet.
• Saute until the onion is golden, even a little browned.
• Return the chicken to the skillet and add the tomatoes, oregano and red wine.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes over medium low heat, or until sauce thickens.
• Add mushrooms, salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer for 10 more minutes (can simmer longer if you have the time and want a thicker sauce).
• Serve over spaghetti or bucatini.