{"podcast":{"title":"Sit Down with Michael Franzese","slug":"sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588","podcast_index_feed_id":7319588,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/michaelfranzese","website_url":"https://michaelfranzese.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2982b1a0-be34-11ef-86e3-030508d7362a/image/347cd59af14223d2c2088e1f8c29f53c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Michael Franzese","episode_count":149,"summary":"From a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family to a man transformed by faith, Michael Franzese shares his extraordinary journey like no one else can. In Sit Downs with Michael Franzese, Michael dives into raw, unfiltered stories from his life in the mob, his path to redemption, and the lessons he’s learned about faith, family, and overcoming life’s struggles. With gripping interviews and practical insights, this podcast will inspire, challenge, and entertain","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T18:19:28.898423+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588"},"episode":{"title":"Ex-Mob Boss Cooks Mafia Style Chicken Cacciatore (Old Family Recipe)","slug":"ex-mob-boss-cooks-mafia-style-chicken-cacciatore-old-family-recipe","published_at":"2026-06-19T18:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/ex-mob-boss-cooks-mafia-style-chicken-cacciatore-old-family-recipe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM2530314082.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM2530314082.mp3","summary":"🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ You loved the chicken parmesan so much that I had to come back and do this one — chicken cacciatore. But let me tell you the difference. Chicken parmesan? That’s an Italian-American dish. Ask for it in Italy and they’ll throw you right out of the restaurant. Chicken cacciatore is the real thing — it comes straight from Italy. Here’s what I’ll tell you about chicken: I’ll eat almost anything a little overcooked or undercooked, but dry chicken? I’m sending it back every time. The beauty of this recipe is you can’t dry it out — it simmers right in the sauce and stays moist and tender. It’s simple, about an hour, and you can throw in whatever you like: peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, all over a bed of rice. I first made this for my wife years ago when she was just learning to cook Italian — now she makes it better than I do. While I cook, I’ll be pouring my fruit wines and telling you a few stories along the way. This is the real Italian way. Salud! Ex-Mob Boss Cooks Mafia Style Chicken Cacciatore (Old Family Recipe) 0:00 - Introduction: Shopping for Chicken Cacciatore 2:47 - Why I Cook Twice a Year 3:36 - The Coupon Lady Problem 4:12 - Surprising My Wife on Saturday 4:35 - Italian Dish, Not Italian-American 5:02 - Why I Send Chicken Back 6:18 - Starting the Recipe: Legs and Thighs 7:25 - Cutting the Onions and Peppers 11:24 - Searing the Chicken 13:25 - The Wolfgang Puck Story 15:49 - Browning, Not Cooking 17:12 - Adding Onions and Peppers 17:55 - Don't Forget the Garlic 19:36 - It Comes From Calabria 20:16 - Croatia Was Wonderful 20:51 - Black Pepper Goes In 22:28 - The Rice and Chicken Broth 23:17 - Adding the Olives 23:49 - The Mutti Sauce for Co…","meta_description":"🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ You loved the chicken parmesan so…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2476,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/episodes/ex-mob-boss-cooks-mafia-style-chicken-cacciatore-old-family-recipe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/ex-mob-boss-cooks-mafia-style-chicken-cacciatore-old-family-recipe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}