Pollo Alla Cacciatora

Ingredients

• 5 lbs whole chickens, cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 cup carrot, julienned
• 1 cup green pepper, julienned
• 1/8 cup garlic, minced
• 8 cups tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 3/4 cup red wine or marsala wine
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Wash and drain chicken pieces. Heat olive oil in deep skillet. Roll and coat each chicken piece in the flour and brown each piece on all sides to a golden brown. Transfer chicken to paper towels to drain.

2. 2

   Saute the onion, mushrooms, carrot, green pepper, and garlic in the same skillet for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and saute for another 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in the tomato paste, wine, herbs, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat for another 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Add all the chicken pieces and mix well. Turn down the heat very low and simmer, covered, for 1-2 hours. Adjust the salt and pepper to your taste.

5. 5

   Serve with some freshly grated Romano cheese and a warm loaf of bread.