Coq Au Vin

Name: Coq Au Vin
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 142 grams bacon, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces; 3 bay leaves; 2 Tbsps brandy; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped into bite size pieces; 2 ribs celery, roughly chopped into bite size pieces; 1 kilograms large chicken, (about , cut 10 pieces; 473 milliliters chicken stock; 4 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 12 smalls mushrooms, cleaned, large ones cut in 1/2; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion, halved and sliced; 12 pearl onions; 1 bottle red wine; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Coq Au Vin requires roughly 2 hours and 5 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. This main course has 1253 calories, 75g of protein, and 74g of fat per serving. A mixture of chicken stock, bay leaves, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Place a large pot or a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. When the pot is hot, add the butter and olive oil.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Pieces

Olive Oil

Butter

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Dutch Oven

Place the chicken pieces into the pot, skin side down so that they fit snugly yet have room to color. Turn them after 2 minutes then cook for a further 2 minutes on the bottom.

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Chicken Pieces

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Pot

Remove the chicken to a plate.

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Whole Chicken

Add the bacon and cook until golden. Reduce the heat to medium, add the sliced onion, carrot and celery and cook for 2 minutes.

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Carrot

Celery

Bacon

Onion

Blanch pearl onions in a 6 to 8-quart pot of boiling water 1 minute, then drain in a colander. When onions are cool enough to handle, peel. Set aside.

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Pearl Onion

Onion

Water

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Colander

Pot

Next deglaze the bottom of the pot with 2 tablespoons of brandy. Stir all the ingredients well, lifting the browned bits off the bottom of the pot. While stirring, add the flour and cook for 1 minute. (This will create a roux and hold in all the flavors that have been created.)

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Brandy

All Purpose Flour

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Pot

Place the sprigs of thyme the pearl onions and the mushrooms into the pot and give them a stir, then return the chicken to the pot.

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Pearl Onion

Mushrooms

Whole Chicken

Thyme

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Pot

Add the chicken stock and simmer for 5 minutes.

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Chicken Stock

Add the red wine and the bay leaves; cover the pot and place into the preheated oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and quite tender.

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Bay Leaves

Red Wine

Whole Chicken

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Oven

Pot

Serve straight from the pot with Parsnip and Turnip Mash, if desired.

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Parsnip

Turnip

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Pot

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Servings:

142grams

bacon, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces 3

bay leaves 2Tbsps

brandy 1Tbsp

butter 1large

carrot, peeled and roughly chopped into bite size pieces 2ribs

celery, roughly chopped into bite size pieces 1kilograms

large chicken, (about , cut 10 pieces 473milliliters

chicken stock 4Tbsps

all-purpose flour 3sprigs

fresh thyme 12smalls

mushrooms, cleaned, large ones cut in 1/2 1Tbsp

olive oil 1large

onion, halved and sliced 12

pearl onions 1bottle

red wine 4servings

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Recommended wine: Bordeaux, Champagne, White Burgundy

Bordeaux, Champagne, and White Burgundy are my top picks for French. French wine is just as diverse as French food, but you rarely go wrong with champagne. If your meal calls for a white wine, you might also try a white burgundy. For a red, try a red bordeaux blend. The Chateau Mauperey Cotes de Bordeaux with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.