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1900s-present - Italian immigrants and Italian American restaurant cooks adapting hunter-style chicken
Bone-in chicken browned and simmered with tomatoes, wine, peppers, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and herbs in the Italian American style.
Difficulty
Moderate
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour 20 minutes
Servings
4 to 6 servings
Region
Italian American homes and restaurants
Era introduced
1900s-present
Introduced by
Italian immigrants and Italian American restaurant cooks adapting hunter-style chicken
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Cacciatore means hunter-style, and in Italian cooking it points toward a rustic braise. In the United States, chicken cacciatore became a familiar Italian American dish with tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, wine, and herbs, served with pasta, polenta, or bread. It is flexible by design: brown chicken well, build a savory vegetable base, and simmer until tender.
Drafted with Italian American restaurant method from Carmine's (https://www.carminesnyc.com/recipes/an-italian-american-family-favorite-authentic-recipe-for-chicken-cacciatore), Americanization context from Digital Humanities Studio (https://docstudio.org/2023/12/11/italian-kitchens-to-american-tables-the-americanization-of-pollo-alla-cacciatore/), Italian cacciatora context from La Cucina Italiana (https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/italian-food/italian-dishes/chicken-cacciatora-recipe-two-ways), and method context from Chef Billy Parisi (https://www.billyparisi.com/chicken-cacciatore-recipe/).
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