chicken cacciatora
Definition
Noun: * Chicken Cacciatora: A specific Italian-style dish of chicken cooked as a casserole with tomatoes, mushrooms, and herbs. The name translates from Italian as "hunter's chicken," traditionally implying a rustic, one-pot meal.
Usage Notes
- This term refers to a complete, specific dish. It is used as a singular noun phrase.
- It is often seen on restaurant menus or in cookbook titles.
- The phrase is typically used in its entirety ("chicken cacciatora"). It is less common to refer to it simply as "cacciatora" in English, though this shorter form is sometimes used in culinary contexts.
Examples
- Noun:
- For dinner, she prepared a delicious chicken cacciatora.
- The restaurant's signature dish is chicken cacciatora served over polenta.
- This recipe for chicken cacciatora calls for fresh rosemary and thyme.
Advanced Usage
- The dish exemplifies a cooking style. You might say, "The chef cooked the chicken ," using the term as an adjectival phrase to describe the method.
- While "chicken cacciatora" is the standard form, you may encounter the Italian spelling (e.g., "pollo alla cacciatore").
Variants and Related Words
- Cacciatore (adj/n): The Italian word meaning "hunter." In culinary English, it is used adjectivally to describe the style of preparation (e.g., "chicken cacciatore").
- Hunter's stew: A general, non-Italian term for similar rustic, one-pot meat dishes.
Synonyms
- Hunter's chicken: A direct translation and descriptive synonym.
- Chicken stew (Italian-style): A descriptive phrase highlighting its casserole/stew nature.
Related Phrases
- Pollo alla cacciatore: The full Italian name for the dish.
- Cacciatore sauce: A term sometimes used to refer to the tomato, mushroom, and herb sauce characteristic of the dish.
Noun
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chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style
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