Paulie is terrifying, but he knows chicken. This recipe—bone-in chicken pieces cooked with vinegar-pickled cherry peppers, sausage, and potatoes—is pure Jersey heat. The PDF includes a funny aside about Paulie "gabbing" while he cooks, which is why the chicken sometimes dries out.
This matches the PDF’s style: direct, slightly crude, practical. The Sopranos Family Cookbook.pdf
"See?" Tony threw his hands up. "I told you. It’s a liability. We got 'Culinary Secrets,' we got 'Erratic Behavior,' we got 'Cottage Cheese in Ziti.' It’s disrespect. It’s a violation of the omertà of marinara." Paulie is terrifying, but he knows chicken