Chicken Cacciatore

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Total Time:
50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 6 red bell peppers
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 (3 1/2-pound) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 6 garlic cloves, halved lengthwise
  • 1 onion, sliced thin
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 lemon, sliced in paper-thin circles
  • 3 anchovy fillets
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 bunch fresh basil, hand-torn (1/4 bunch to flavor the base, 1/4 bunch to finish the dish)
  • 1 cup dry white wine

Directions

Start by preparing the peppers because they will take the longest. Preheat the broiler. Pull out the cores of the red peppers; then halve them lengthwise and remove the ribs and seeds. Toss the peppers with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place them on a cookie sheet, skin side up, and broil for 10 minutes, until really charred and blistered. Put the peppers into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and steam for about 10 minutes to loosen the skins. Peel the peppers and roughly chop into chunks; set aside.

Season the flour with the garlic powder, dried oregano, and a fair amount of salt and pepper. Whisk the egg and milk together in a shallow bowl. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour and tap off the excess. Dip each piece in the egg wash to coat and then dredge with the flour again. Place a Dutch oven over medium heat and pour in about 1/4-inch of oil. Pan-fry the chicken in batches, skin side down, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Turn the chicken over and brown the other side about 10 minutes longer. Remove the chicken to a side plate, pour out the oil, and clean out the pot.

Put the pot back on the stove and coat with 1/4 cup of oil. Add the garlic, onion, tomatoes, lemon slices, anchovies, capers, red pepper flakes, half the roasted red peppers, and half the basil. Season with salt and pepper. This part of the recipe is going to be your base. What we are looking for is a fragrant vegetable pulp, so simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring often, until everything breaks down.

Add the remaining roasted peppers and the remaining basil. Tuck the chicken into the stewed peppers and pour in the wine. Turn the heat down to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked.

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Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Bright, fruity Italian red wine

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  • on February 16, 2013

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    I think the lemon rind was the killer in this recipe ...after roasting my beautiful pepper from the garden and slicing everything... I made the cardinal mistake...I didn't taste the sauce before I added the chicken...too much of a sour flavor...love Tyler but not this one...the chicken was fabulous until I added it to the sauce and it all down hill from there...back to grandma's recipe

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  • on June 30, 2012

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    Saw this on Tyler's Ultimate, there were so many differences between this and how he prepared it on his show especially when he used 2 cups of wine and about a cup or more of chicken stock....this did not even call for the chicken stock and only had half as much wine......

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  • on May 26, 2011

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    Amazing!!!

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