cacciatore
{{Short description|Italian dish}}
{{Other uses|Cacciatore (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox food
| name = Cacciatore
| image = Flickr preppybyday 4618397089--Chicken cacciatore.jpg
| image_size = 210px
| caption =
| alternate_name = Cacciatora
| country = Italy
| region =
| creator =
| course = Main
| type =
| served = Hot or tepid
| main_ingredient = Chicken thighs, flour, olive oil, onions, chopped red bell peppers, plum tomatoes, green olives, fresh minced garlic, chili pepper, red/white wine, chicken stock, thyme, fresh basil, oregano
| variations = Various
}}
Cacciatore ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|ɑː|tʃ|ə|ˈ|t|ɔːr|i}}, {{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|æ|tʃ|-}},Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. S.v. "Cacciatore." Retrieved November 13, 2018, from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/cacciatore {{IPA|it|kattʃaˈtoːre|lang}}; {{literally|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{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/crowdpleasingpot0000halv | url-access=registration | title=Crowd-Pleasing Potluck | publisher=Rodale | author=Halvorsen, Francine | year=2007 | page=[https://archive.org/details/crowdpleasingpot0000halv/page/90 90] | isbn=978-1594864742}} (pollo alla cacciatora) or rabbit (coniglio alla cacciatora), abbacchio (abbacchio alla cacciatora), an Italian preparation of lamb,{{cite web|url=http://www.abbacchioromanoigp.it/Il_prodotto_tp5_pg161.aspx|title=Abbacchio Romano IGP|publisher=abbacchioromanoigp.it|access-date=10 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115702/http://www.abbacchioromanoigp.it/Il_prodotto_tp5_pg161.aspx|archive-date=14 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/abbacchio/|title=abbàcchio|publisher=Vocabolario – Treccani|access-date=15 January 2016}} capon (cappone alla cacciatora) or potatoes (patate alla cacciatora).
The {{ill|salamini italiani alla cacciatora|it|Salamini italiani alla cacciatora}} are small salami seasoned with only garlic and pepper.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-XIpGXII9SAC&pg=PA60 | title=Sausage | publisher=Penguin | year=2012 | page=60 | isbn=978-1465400925}}
Recipes
=Chicken cacciatore=
=Rabbit cacciatore=
File:Braised Quebec rabbit cacciatore - Giorgio's Trattoria.jpg
Rabbit cacciatore involves the use, in the recipe, of olives, onions, garlic, sage, rosemary, vegetable broth, white wine, olive oil and black pepper.{{cite web|url=https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Coniglio-alla-cacciatora.html|title=Coniglio alla cacciatora|access-date=9 January 2024|language=it}}
=Salami cacciatore=
File:Lamb salami cacciatore.jpg
Salami cacciatore is a small-size salami typical throughout Italy. Ingredients vary from region to region.
=''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.{{Cite book |author=Vv.Aa.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=enigAgAAQBAJ&dq=Abbacchio&pg=PT457 |title=1000 ricette della cucina italiana: Il più grande libro illustrato dedicato alla tavola del nostro paese |publisher=Rizzoli |date=10 December 2010| isbn=978-8858609668 }} This recipe, typical of Roman cuisine, is prepared throughout Italy.{{cite web|url=https://www.agrodolce.it/ricette/agnello-alla-cacciatora-bianco/|title=Agnello alla cacciatora|access-date=9 January 2024|language=it}} It is consumed throughout central Italy as an Easter and Christmas dish.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2019|title=Abbacchio |url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/glossary/abbacchio |access-date=1 November 2022|website=La Cucina Italiana |language=en-US}} Besides Easter, this recipe is prepared all year round, especially for Sunday lunch.
=Capon cacciatore=
The recipe for capon cacciatore involves the use of onion, carrot, celery, rosemary and parsley, red wine and crushed peeled tomatoes as ingredients.{{cite web|url=https://www.agricolaguidi.com/cappone-alla-cacciatora/|title=Cappone alla Cacciatora|date=23 September 2020 |access-date=9 January 2024|language=it}}
=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.orogel.it/it/foodservice/prodotti/le-ricette-veloci/patate-alla-cacciatora|title=Patate alla Cacciatora|access-date=9 January 2024|language=it}}
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.