Cooking Brainy 'Cacciatore' means cooking 'hunter style'...

 

 

Cooking 'cacciatore' means cooking 'hunter style'. In Italian cuisine, alla cacciatora refers to a dish that has been prepared "hunter-style" and that means with onions, tomatoes, red peppers (optional), green olives,and herbs not to mention if you dried fruits like plums... and we like!
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For this dish, you will need to buy six (or enough for each dinner guest) chicken thighs with the bone in and skin on. A richer flavor will develop by having the bone in and skin; in fact, necessary for this dish to be truly authentic 'hunter style'.

Begin by searing the chicken thighs skin side down in olive oil on high heat in a skillet drizzled with olive oil and a about a half cup of chopped onion... continue to sear turning over the thighs until browned on both sides.

At this point, I like to add some chicken stock letting the chicken simmer for about ten minutes before adding fresh whole tomatoes or quality (home jarred) stewed tomatoes.

Whenever I open a jar of my own home jarred tomatoes, it seems like it was just yesterday... the sunshine of vine ripened tomatoes is absolutely delicious ... and it makes me feel sad for the rest.

Next, add to the skillet the herbs: rosemary, oregano and mint along with garlic powder and red pepper flakes for zing but not necessary.  Cover and simmer for 40 min while you prepare a side of wide egg noodle pasta.

Once the pasta is tender, drain, rinse and then ladle onto a serving platter. Top with the chicken cacciatore.

~ Tutti a Tavola!