Italian Chicken Cacciatore
Authentic Italian Chicken Cacciatore Recipe or Hunter Style Chicken cooked in a rustic red wine sauce with San Marzano tomatoes and wild mushrooms.
Ingredients
4.5 lb chicken legs drumsticks or thighs or a mix
1 oz x28 can San Marzano tomatoes lightly crushed
1 1/4 c red wine or dry white wine
1 lb oyster mushrooms
1/2 lb wild mushrooms mixed
1 large leek sliced
8 cloves garlic whole
1 bell pepper sliced
1 carrot chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
4 tsp sea salt + more to taste
1 tsp red pepper flakes + more to taste
2 tbsp Sicilian oregano crumbled or 1 sprig rosemary 10 thyme sprigs
2 leaves bay
1/3 c Italian parsley roughly chopped
2 c Artichoke hearts steamed, optional
1 c black olives optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375”F
- Slice the leek in half lengthwise and then thinly slice it crosswise. Rinse well in a bowl of cold water, allowing all the dirt to fall to the bottom of the bowl. Gently scoop out all the leeks and lightly pad dry on paper towels.
- Heat up a large cast iron dutch oven over medium flame. Add the olive oil and the garlic cloves and sear them until golden all over. Add the leeks with a pinch of sea salt. Sautee for about 10 minutes then stir in the oyster mushrooms and carrots. Toss to coat and cook for a couple of more minutes to create layers of flavor.
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