Cacciatore
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Cacciatore (/ˌkɑːtʃəˈtɔːri/, /ˌkætʃ-/,[1] Italian: [kattʃaˈtoːre]; lit. 'hunter') or cacciatora refers to an Italian meal prepared with onions, herbs, usually tomatoes, often peppers, and sometimes wine.
Cacciatore is popularly made with braised chicken[2] (pollo alla cacciatora) or rabbit[3] (coniglio alla cacciatora), abbacchio (abbacchio alla cacciatora), an Italian preparation of lamb,[4][5] capon[6] (cappone alla cacciatora) or potatoes[7] (patate alla cacciatora).
Salamini italiani alla cacciatora are small salami seasoned with garlic and pepper.[8]
Recipes
Chicken cacciatore
Chicken cacciatore typically, but not always, includes base ingredients of onion, garlic, and tomato.[9]
Rabbit cacciatore

Rabbit cacciatore involves the use, in the recipe, of olives, onions, garlic, sage, rosemary, vegetable broth, white wine, olive oil, and black pepper.[10]
Abbacchio cacciatore
The pieces of abbacchio should be browned in lard and then cooked for about 45 minutes with garlic, sage, and rosemary and doused with salted anchovy paste crushed and cooked in the meat sauce.[11] This recipe, typical of Roman cuisine, is prepared throughout Italy.[12] It is consumed throughout central Italy as an Easter and Christmas dish.[4][5][13] Besides Easter, this recipe is prepared all year round, especially for Sunday lunch.[12]
Capon cacciatore
The recipe for capon cacciatore involves the use of onion, carrot, celery, rosemary, parsley, and red wine and crushed peeled tomatoes as ingredients.[6]
Potato cacciatore
Potato cacciatore are prepared using grilled onion, cherry tomatoes, tomato pulp, olive oil, sunflower oil, basil, salt, garlic, rosemary, sage, black pepper, chili pepper, bay leaf, and white pepper.[7]
Variations
The many different variations of this dish are based upon ingredients available in specific regions. For example, in southern Italy, cacciatore often includes red wine, while northern Italian chefs might use white wine. Some versions of the dish may use mushrooms.[9]
See also
Media related to Cacciatore at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. S.v. "Cacciatore." Retrieved November 13, 2018, from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/cacciatore
- ISBN 978-1594864742.
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- ^ a b "Abbacchio Romano IGP". abbacchioromanoigp.it. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ a b "abbàcchio". Vocabolario – Treccani. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Cappone alla Cacciatora" (in Italian). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Patate alla Cacciatora" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-1465400925.
- ^ ISBN 978-1600850172.
- ^ "Coniglio alla cacciatora" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-8858609668.
- ^ a b "Agnello alla cacciatora" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Abbacchio". La Cucina Italiana. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.