Coq Au Vin
Tags: #french #chicken #wine #braised #comfort-food
Serving: 6 portions
Total time: 2.5 hours
Classic French braised chicken in red wine with mushrooms, bacon, and pearl onions.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 750ml red wine
- 200g thick-cut bacon, diced
- 300g pearl onions, peeled
- 400g mushrooms, quartered
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 30g all-purpose flour
- 500ml chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 fresh thyme sprigs
- 30g butter
- 30ml cognac
- Fresh parsley for garnish
- Salt and pepper to taste
Steps
- Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper
- Cook bacon in Dutch oven until crispy, remove and set aside
- Brown chicken pieces in bacon fat on all sides
- Add cognac and flame carefully
- Remove chicken and add onions and mushrooms
- Cook vegetables until golden, remove and set aside
- Add flour to pot and cook 2 minutes
- Gradually whisk in wine and stock
- Return chicken, bacon, vegetables, herbs to pot
- Bring to simmer, cover and braise 1 hour
- Remove chicken and vegetables, strain sauce
- Reduce sauce by half, whisk in butter
Notes
Use a good quality red wine that you would drink. The dish improves with overnight resting and reheating.
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