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Sunday, 23 August 2020

Hunter's Chicken ... it's an Italian Dish !



If you are a regular reader here, you will know we do enjoy chicken in our house. It has so many plus points - its versatility, as well as the ease and speed with which it can be cooked - make it one of the most popular meats around. It has a high level of good quality protein, as well as B vitamins, iron, copper and selenium. 

This recipe suggestion is for Hunter's chicken, which is an Italian tomato stew also known as chicken cacciatore. It's a pub classic that's very easy to make at home. 

Ingredients
Serves Four
75g/2¾oz plain flour
1 x 1.5kg/3lb 5oz chicken, jointed into 8 pieces
2 tbsp oil
2 brown onions, sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
30g/1oz tomato purée
800g/1lb 12oz ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 bay leaf
100ml/3½fl oz white wine
150ml/5fl oz chicken stock
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
handful fresh parsley leaves
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Serving suggestions
Low carb mashed swede, or celeriac
Leafy greens
Roasted, mashed or boiled potatoes


Method
1. Season the flour with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then dredge the chicken pieces in it.
2. Heat the oil in a casserole or large heavy based saucepan over a medium heat, then fry the chicken for 2–3 minutes on each side, until brown on all sides. Remove and set aside.
3. In the same casserole, fry the onion and garlic for 8–10 minutes over a low heat, until softened. Add the tomato purée and cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, rosemary, bay leaf, wine, stock and vinegar and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Return the chicken pieces to the casserole and cover with a lid. Simmer over a low heat for 30–40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
5. To serve, remove the lid and sprinkle with parsley leaves. Spoon out onto plates and serve with side dish of your choice. I would choose the mashed swede and a few leafy greens, how about you?
From original idea here

Related Recipes
Chicken and Pepper Cacciatore, a tasty dish for Autumn - see here
Italian Salads - see here

goes well with a glass of chilled white wine
or water if you'd prefer

Dear reader, this blog brings a variety of recipe ideas/suggestions, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan

32 comments:

Sue said...

I love Hunters Chicken, especially with bacon and cheese xx

Tom said...

...looks good.

Dewena said...

This looks really good! I've heard of chicken cacciatore but don't remember ever trying it. We turn to chicken a lot too, especially now that beef has gotten so expensive here.

Carla from The River said...

Yum! I am pinning this recipe. Thank you for sharing!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

It all looks delicious, but I would prefer white meat, please.

Christine said...

delicious

carol l mckenna said...

Yummy! Love the veggies too ^_^

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Lorrie said...

Such a delicious looking dish.

Elephant's Child said...

Lots of complimentary flavours there.

Martha said...

That looks and sounds fantastic, thanks for sharing the recipe. Enjoy your Sunday evening :)

DVArtist said...

My mom use to make this often. My husband doesn't like chicken. I know how can you NOT like chicken?

Catarina said...

Great meal!

Conniecrafter said...

Oh this looks delicious, we do like Chicken too!
Hope you have a great week ahead!

Rain said...

The only thing I could see was mashed potatoes lol...that chicken recipe does sound yummy!

peppylady (Dora) said...

Your chicken looks a lot more yummier than what had for dinner

Margaret D said...

Looks delicious and the recipe reads well..

Valerie-Jael said...

This sounds good. Have a wonderful week, Valerie

Jo said...

It looks very tasty.

handmade by amalia said...

Looks delicious, Jan. I make a lot of chicken as well.
Amalia
xo

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

This sounds delicious, I love chicken too!
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Enjoy your day, wishing you a great week!

Anne (cornucopia) said...

This looks delicious. I had chicken for dinner last night (Sunday). It is versatile.

Jeanie said...

We eat a lot of chicken too, and this sounds really good. Even better, I think we have all the ingredients in the pantry right now. This will be really nice if we have a cold or damp day up here -- it feels like comfort food. Thanks for this one.

Dennis Yannakos said...

This meal is delish and healthy!

mamasmercantile said...

Delicious, what could be better?

Iris Flavia said...

Sounds yummy and sadly it´s gotten much colder, so this might be it!
P.S. (cheatingly) I used the big oven!!! Will put that on tomorrow, if you are interested.

Creations By Cindy said...

This looks so very good. I love chicken dishes! Thanks for sharing. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

Rose said...

Yummy!

My name is Erika. said...

YUMMY! Once it cools off this would be a perfect meal.

aussie aNNie said...

mmmm yum, making this for dinner tonight sounds so yum. x

https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com said...

I've saved this one, I like a nice chicken dish.

Debbie said...

we call it chicken cacciatore in our house and it is so delicious!!

Divers and Sundry said...

I've never had this dish, but it looks delicious.