Chicken Cacciatora
Rich, hearty chicken cacciatora built around chicken breast. Low and slow for maximum flavour.
Ingredients
- 1 - 2 tbspn olive oil
- 1 tspn dried rosemary
- 1 chicken breast
- 1 tspn lemon juice
- 100 gm onion (prepared weight)
- 150 ml dry white wine
- 6 gm garlic (chopped)
- 1 tspn white wine vinegar (see note 1)
- 3 tbspn chopped tomato
- salt to taste
- 1 tspn tomato purée
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
- 1
Roughly slice the onion.
- 2
Finely chop the garlic.
- 3
Depending on the size of the chicken breast, slice the chicken through at an angle.
- 4
Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole and fry the chicken for on each side, them remove from the pan and set aside.
- 5
Reduce the heat to medium/low and add the onions and cook, stirring regularly, for .
- 6
Stir in the garlic and cook, stirring, for .
- 7
Stir in the chopped tomato, tomato purée, rosemary, lemon juice, white wine, white wine vinegar, salt and black pepper, bring back to the boil, and simmer, covered, stirring regularly, for .
- 8
Return the chicken to the pan and simmer, covered, stirring regularly, for , adding wine (or water) as needed to maintain the desired sauce consistency.
- 9
Serve with a selection of vegetables or some pasta and optionally garnish with some grated parmesan cheese.