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My Italian Grandfather's Chicken Cacciatore

Total Time
1h 42m
26m prep · 76m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ✡️ Kosher

Favorite recipe handed down to me by my Italian grandfather Alfredo Marchese aka "Pop." Loved when we cooked this together while listening to the opera! Serve with polenta or spaghetti, spooning sauce over all. This was my Italian grandfather's sauce for game (mostly rabbit) but I love it for chicken. Mangia!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil , or to taste
  • 8 , 8 ounce
  • 1 large bell pepper , finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion , finely chopped
  • 1 stalk celery with leaves , finely chopped
  • 1 medium carrot , finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 , 6 ounce
  • 1 , 28 ounce
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 tablespoon ground allspice
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 0.13 teaspoons seasoning sauce , such as Maggi®
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add chicken and cook until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.

  3. 3

    Reduce heat to medium and add bell pepper, onion, celery, carrot, and garlic. Sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir to blend into the vegetables.

  4. 4

    Add crushed tomatoes, wine, allspice, bay leaf, seasoning sauce, salt, and pepper. Return chicken to the pan and toss to coat all pieces.

  5. 5

    Cover the Dutch oven and place in the preheated oven. Braise until chicken is falling off the bone and the juices run clear, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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