Hunter’s Chicken

This is a recipe I came across in Readers Digest (UK Version) courtesy of Nigella Lawson.  She called it “Polla Alla Cacciatora” meaning “chicken cooked the hunter’s way”.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon garlic oil
• 1/2 cup pancetta cubes
• 6 scallions, finely sliced
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 pound chicken thigh fillets, each cut into 4 pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 (14-ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (14-ounce) can cannellini beans, optional

Method

1. Put the garlic oil into a pan with the pancetta, sliced scallions and chopped rosemary and fry for a couple of minutes.
2. Add the bite-sized chicken pieces, stirring well, and sprinkle in the celery salt.
3. Pour in the wine and let it come to a bubble before adding the tomatoes, bay leaves and sugar. Put the lid on and let the pan simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Drain and add a tin of cannellini beans and when they have warmed through too, you are ready to eat.