Chicken marsala

Italian-American dish of chicken, mushrooms, and Marsala wine

Chicken marsala is an Italian food made with thin chicken pieces in a sauce made of Marsala wine.[1]

Chicken marsala
Chicken marsala with vegetables
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChicken, marsala sauce

Ingredients

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Chicken marsala is made by covering thin pieces of chicken with flour and cooking them in a pan. The cooked chicken is covered in a sauce made by reducing marsala wine and garlic.[1]

History

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Chicken marsala was invented in Sicily. It might have been created by French chefs who moved to Sicily to serve the queen Maria Carolina of Naples and Sicily.[2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Chicken marsala and mushrooms". NYTimes.
  2. "Searching for the History of Your Grandmother's Best Recipe, Chicken Marsala". VoxCreative.