Chicken Cacciatore - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 chicken, cut up
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 c. red wine vinegar
1/2 c. sweet vermouth
1 Tbsp. dry basil
2 bay leaves
1/2 to 1 tsp. hot pepper
1/2 c. water (if needed)
2 to 3 Tbsp. paprika
salt to taste
1 to 2 cloves crushed garlic
sliced mushrooms (optional, add last 10 minutes)

Preparation

Remove skin from chicken; cut up into equal portions for cooking uniformly (breast can be cut into 4 pieces).
Brown chicken in oil and garlic.
Combine rest of ingredients and pour over chicken.
Cover and let simmer for approximately 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes.
Remove bay leaf before serving.
Serve with spaghetti with oil and garlic sprinkled with Romano cheese.