Sit Down with Michael Franzese
Sit Down with Michael Franzese
Michael Franzese
Ex-Mob Boss Cooks Mafia Style Chicken Cacciatore (Old Family Recipe)
41 minutes Posted Jun 19, 2026 at 6:38 pm.
Introduction: Shopping for Chicken Cacciatore
Why I Cook Twice a Year
The Coupon Lady Problem
Surprising My Wife on Saturday
Italian Dish, Not Italian-American
Why I Send Chicken Back
Starting the Recipe: Legs and Thighs
Cutting the Onions and Peppers
Searing the Chicken
The Wolfgang Puck Story
Browning, Not Cooking
Adding Onions and Peppers
Don't Forget the Garlic
It Comes From Calabria
Croatia Was Wonderful
Black Pepper Goes In
The Rice and Chicken Broth
Adding the Olives
The Mutti Sauce for Color
This Chicken Won't Be Dry
Bringing My Wife to Sunday Dinner
Teaching My Wife to Cook Italian
Plating the Dish
The First Bite
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You loved the chicken parmesan so much that I had to come back and do this one — chicken cacciatore. But let me tell you the difference. Chicken parmesan? That’s an Italian-American dish. Ask for it in Italy and they’ll throw you right out of the restaurant. Chicken cacciatore is the real thing — it comes straight from Italy. Here’s what I’ll tell you about chicken: I’ll eat almost anything a little overcooked or undercooked, but dry chicken? I’m sending it back every time. The beauty of this recipe is you can’t dry it out — it simmers right in the sauce and stays moist and tender. It’s simple, about an hour, and you can throw in whatever you like: peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, all over a bed of rice. I first made this for my wife years ago when she was just learning to cook Italian — now she makes it better than I do. While I cook, I’ll be pouring my fruit wines and telling you a few stories along the way. This is the real Italian way. Salud!
Ex-Mob Boss Cooks Mafia Style Chicken Cacciatore (Old Family Recipe)
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