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Pollo alla cacciatora in bianco (Hunter-style White Chicken)

17/11/2023

Here is the recipe for Pollo alla cacciatora in bianco with a true Italian touch, meaning without the use of tomatoes in the preparation.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken cut into pieces or specific parts of your choice (about 1.2 kg)
  • Flour, as much as needed to flour the chicken
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 stalk of celery
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 medium-sized white onion
  • 150 ml of dry white wine
  • Chicken or vegetable broth, as needed
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • A sprig of fresh parsley (to garnish before serving)

Preparation

  1. Clean and cut the chicken into pieces, if you have not already bought it cut.
  2. Lightly flour the chicken pieces. This will help to create a golden crust and thicken the sauce.
  3. In a large pan or pot, heat the extra virgin olive oil and add the chicken pieces. Brown them well on all sides until they take on a nice golden color. Once browned, remove the chicken and set aside.
  4. In the same pan, add the finely chopped onion, carrot, and celery along with the whole garlic cloves and rosemary. Sauté everything until the onion becomes transparent.
  5. Put the chicken back in the pan with the vegetables and turn up the heat to deglaze with the white wine until the alcohol has evaporated.
  6. Lower the heat, season with salt and pepper, and cover with a lid. Let it simmer slowly, adding broth occasionally to keep the chicken moist, for about 30-40 minutes or until the chicken is well-cooked and the sauce has slightly reduced and thickened.
  7. At the end of cooking, sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley for a touch of freshness and color.

Curiosity

Cacciatora is a dish appreciated in many Italian regions with many local variants. For example, in the Tuscan version, wild fennel is often used along with rosemary to flavor the chicken. The tradition of cooking chicken “alla cacciatora” comes from the cooking methods used by hunters to prepare their prey, using what they had available in the woods, such as aromatic herbs and wine.

Pollo alla cacciatora in bianco