Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Chicken Cacciatore
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 rosemary sprig; 4 chicken thighs; 4 chicken drumsticks; 125 g (4½ oz) button mushrooms, thickly sliced; 150 g (5½ oz) pancetta, finely chopped; 1 celery stalk, finely chopped; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil; 2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins chopped tomatoes; ¼ teaspoon soft brown sugar; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/⅓ cup) dry vermouth or white wine; 1 oregano sprig, plus 4–5 sprigs to garnish

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil
1 large

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat half the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish. Add the onion, garlic and celery and cook, stirring from time to time, over low heat for 6–8 minutes, or until the onion is golden.
Add the pancetta and mushrooms, increase the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4–5 minutes. Spoon onto a plate and set aside.
Add the remaining