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Cacciatore Chicken Recipe
Cacciatore Chicken Recipe Ingredients:
Chicken Cacciatore is an Italian braised chicken dish. The chicken is braised in a tomato-based sauce and often includes mushrooms. The dish is referred to as "hunter style", as cacciatore is the Italian word meaning "hunter".
Original recipe yield: 6 servings.
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
Servings: 6
INGREDIENTS:
3 slices bacon, chopped
1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup red wine
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup baby carrots, sliced
1 tablespoon red wine
2 teaspoons cornstarch
PREPARATION:
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Saute chicken in bacon grease, with salt and pepper, until browned. Discard bacon and set chicken aside.
To the pan add butter and melt; saute onion, garlic and mushrooms until onions are transparent. Stir in 1 cup wine, brown sugar and vinegar. Cook, stirring, until hot and bubbly; add chicken and carrots.
Lower heat to medium and cook 30 to 35 minutes, until chicken is well cooked and carrots are tender crisp.
Blend together 1 tablespoon wine and cornstarch. Stir into chicken and mix well to thicken.
NOTE: Chicken Cacciatore may be served over hot cooked rice or noodles that have been cooked without salt or fat.
Recipe: Cacciatore Chicken Recipe
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