Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore 

                 From Nonna Cataldi

1 chicken, cut up                                      1 8 ounce can tomato sauce

3 cloves garlic, cut up                              ½ large onion

salt and pepper to taste                            1 can black olives

pinch marjoram                                        3 clusters of sage (or chicken seasoning)

Brown chicken pieces in olive oil.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.  Cut garlic into pieces.  Place in frying pan with chicken.  Sprinkle marjoram and sage over chicken and brown chicken well.  (Nonna adds about ¼ cup “cooking wine”.)  Simmer about 15 minutes.  Remove chicken from fry pan.  Add tomato sauce and onion to juices in pan.  Simmer until onion is cooked.  Add chicken to sauce and simmer over low heat about 15 minutes.  Add olives with the tomato sauce for added flavor. My favorite is to serve this over polenta.