Chicken Scarpariello

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This is a traditional Italian-American dish similar to my wife’s chicken riggi recipe with a notable exception. This recipe calls for whole chicken thighs and the skin is crispy. Definitely worth a try.

Chicken Scarpariello

This is a traditional Italian-American dish similar to my wife’s chicken riggi recipe with a notable exception. This recipe calls for whole chicken thighs and the skin is crispy. Definitely worth a try.

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Ingredients

1 hr
2-3 servings
  1. 4chicken thighs with skin and bones
  2. 3 linkshot Italian sausage
  3. 1onion sliced
  4. 1red bell pepper sliced
  5. 1jalapeño sliced (optional for added heat)
  6. 1red chili pepper sliced (optional for added heat)
  7. 6garlic cloves minced
  8. 10pickled red cherry peppers plus 3 Tbsp of pickling juice (I couldn’t find red cherry peppers so I used piquante peppers)
  9. 1 cupwhite wine
  10. 1 cupchicken stock
  11. Oil and butter for cooking

Cooking Instructions

1 hr
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a large iron skillet, medium heat. Season chicken thighs to your taste. Sear the chicken, skin side down, until the skin is brown and crisp. Turn over the thighs and cook for 3-4 minutes to brown the non-skin side. Remove to plate. We will finish cooking later.

  3. 3

    Add the sausage to the skillet and brown. About 3-4 minutes per side. Remove and plate with chicken.

  4. 4

    Add some butter, onions, bell pepper, jalapeño and chili pepper to skillet and cook until softened. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

  5. 5

    Add wine and cook to reduce volume by half. Add pickled peppers and pickling juice. Bring to a boil and add chicken stock.

  6. 6

    Slice sausage and add to skillet. Then place each thigh skin side up in the skillet so most of the chicken is immersed in the liquid but the skin is above the liquid. Bring the liquid to a boil and then place the skillet in the oven. Cook in oven for about 30 minutes or until the chicken internal temperature reaches 165°F and the skin is good and crispy.

  7. 7

    Garnish with red pepper flakes, parsley, and or green onions. Serve as is or on top of rice or pasta. Enjoy!

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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