Chicken Cacciatore

[NY Mixer]

Name of Recipe:Chicken Cacciatore
Number of People: 5-6
Ingredients:

½ Onion, peeled and halved
1 clove Garlic
Basil and Parsley to taste
40g Olive Oil
6-8 Chicken Drumsticks - skin removed
1 can Crushed Tomatoes
1 MC White Wine
1 tbsp TM Vegetable Stock Concentrate
Salt and Pepper to taste
½ Red or Green Capsicum, diced
Handful chopped Mushrooms
Handful Black Olives

Preparation:

Place onion, garlic, basil and parsley into TM bowl and chop for 5 seconds on speed 7.

Add oil and sauté for 2 minutes at 100ºC on speed 1.

Add drumsticks and assemble around knives and sauté for 4-5 minutes at 100ºC on Reverse + speed soft.

Add tomatoes, wine,water, stock, salt and pepper and cook for 30 minutes at 100ºC on Reverse + speed soft. Halfway through cooking time add capsicum, mushroom and olives.

members' comments

Thermomixer - I tried making this when it first appeared on the TMX Aust website but had problems with the drumsticks slipping so placed the butterfly in and it works better (for me) that way.

leo081977 - This was my first meal in the TMX and it was DIVINE, thank you for the recipe...though I used thighs instead of drums and it worked a treat (didn't take as long to cook either). Sauce was a touch runny though...any idea how to combat that???

ILB - You could add a little corn flour 5 minutes before it finishes cooking or take the MC off and put the little steaming basket on the top so it can evaporate a little...

Thermomixer - You could also try putting in the Thermoserver and serve it with pasta or rice as per the original recipe from Thermomix Australia site.  What NYmixer from London, who uses American drumsticks, also didn't say was that you can steam veg in the varoma at the same time.  By using varoma temp you will reduce the moisture.

leo081977 - Thanks for that idea, it was PERFECT!!!! I replaced the tin of tomatoes with 2 fresh tomatoes, buzzed them up, and threw them in together at the normal spot, didn't add the wine at all and added a HUGE amount of herbs at the start!!! Was much thicker and much yummier too. I added a touch of cornflour near the end too. I also used boneless thighs instead of drums.

Carrie - I made this with drumsticks, it was delicious. Not sure why the 5th step says to add water? There's no water in the ingredients list? I didn't add any and it certainly didn't need any, I thickened it with cornflour at the end as it was.


JD - I have removed the water, it's obviously not necessary.



 


 

[Thermomixer]

Hi NY Mixer

I tried making this when it first appeared on the TMX Aust website, but had problems with the drumsticks slipping so placed the butterfly in and it works better (for me) that way.
 

Cheers

[NY Mixer]

Good idea...  I must have been lucky with the drumsticks. Probably American Drumsticks are better behaved LOLOL

[Thermomixer]

Cheers NY Mixer - they are probably bigger than ours. LOLOL 

I find the butterfly helps with a few dishs in the Reverse mode to stop things getting caught.

[Thermomixer]

Just wondering how the TMX performs in US considering they aren't distributed there and reports are that there are problems with voltage

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=44.0

and http://www.postgazette.com/pg/06201/707008-34.stm

Did you ever go to Marichu ?

[NY Mixer]

Hi Thermomixer.... Actually I live in London, UK, although I am from Brooklyn. So my Thermomix works fine here. 

My sister's friend from New Jersey had a TM21(I never used it) and it didn't seem a problem. She cooked up some wonderful dishes. I will ask her for some recipes so I can post here. 

Marichu, I wish I had. I used to work a block down from there. I might make a visit at Christmas for some nice Tapas. If you want me to send some American Chicken Drumsticks via Fed Ex, just ask 

[leo081977]

This was my first meal in the TMX and it was DIVINE thank you for the recipe...though I used thighs instead of drums and it worked a treat (didnt take as long to cook either) Sauce was a touch runny though...any idea how to combat that???

[judydawn]

I'd just thicken it with a bit of cornflour Leo.

[I Love Bimby!]

You could add a little corn flour 5 minutes before it finishes cooking. Or take the MC off and put the little steaming basket on the top so it can evaporate a little...

[leo081977]

Thanks will try both of those It got the thumbs up from all teh kidlets

Kaylene

[Thermomixer]

You could also try putting in the Thermoserver and serve it with pasta or rice as per the original recipe from Thermomix Australia site

What NYmixer from London, who uses American drumsticks, also didn't say was that you can steam veg in the varoma at the same time.  By using varoma temp you will reduce the moisture.

[I Love Bimby!]

Good thinking Thermomixer 

[leo081977]

Thanks for that idea....I forgot to check back...BUT I tried this again last night and it was PERFECT!!!!

I replaced the tin of tomatoes with 2 fresh tomatoes, buzzed them up, and threw them in together at the normal spot, didnt add the wine at all and added a HUGE amount of herbs at the start!!! WAs much thicker adn much yummier too Ohh I addec a touch of cornflour near the end too

[leo081977]

I also used boneless thighs instead of drums

[judydawn]

Thanks for the tweaking details Leo - not keen on using drumsticks in the TMX myself and prefer thighs anyway.  I don't appear to have even printed this one out - don't understand why though as I do like cacciatore.