Coq au Vin

Name: Coq au Vin
Prep time: 13 h
Cook time: 13 h
Total time: 13 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 227 grams button mushrooms, quartered; 227 grams button mushrooms, quartered; 2 mediums carrots, quartered; 2 stalks celery, quartered; 2 kgs chicken thighs and legs, or 1 stewing chicken, cut into serving pieces; 2 kgs chicken thighs and legs, or 1 stewing chicken, cut into serving pieces; 2 kgs chicken thighs and legs, or 1 stewing chicken, cut into serving pieces; 480 milliliters chicken stock or broth; 31 grams all-purpose flour; 6 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, quartered; 24 pearl onions; 1500 milliliters red wine, preferably pinot noir; 170 grams salt pork, slab bacon, or lardon, cubed; 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 2 Tbsps water

Coq au Vin takes approximately 13 hours from beginning to end. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 1297 calories, 71g of protein, and 77g of fat. A mixture of butter, red wine, celery, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a pricey recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Cut off the root end of each pearl onion and make an "x" with your knife in its place. Bring 2 to 3 cups of water to a boil and drop in the onions for 1 minute.

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Pearl Onion

Onion

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Remove the onions from the pot, allow them to cool, and then peel. You should be able to slide the onions right out of their skin. Set aside.

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Onion

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Pot

Sprinkle the chicken on all sides with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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Ground Black Pepper

Kosher Salt

Whole Chicken

Place the chicken pieces, a few at a time, into a large (1 or 2-gallon) sealable plastic bag along with the flour. Shake to coat all of the pieces of the chicken.

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Chicken Pieces

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Shake

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Ziploc Bags

Remove the chicken from the bag to a metal rack.

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Whole Chicken

Add the 2 tablespoons of water to a large, 12-inch saute pan over medium heat along with the salt pork. Cover and cook until the water is gone, and then continue to cook until the salt pork cubes are golden brown and crispy, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.

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Salt Pork

Water

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Remove the salt pork from the pan and set aside.

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Salt Pork

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In the same pan, using the remaining fat, add the pearl onions, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and saute until lightly brown, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Pearl Onion

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Frying Pan

Remove the onions from the pan and set aside. Next, brown the chicken pieces on each side until golden brown, working in batches if necessary to not overcrowd the pan.

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Chicken Pieces

Onion

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Frying Pan

Transfer the chicken into a 7 to 8-quart enameled cast iron Dutch oven.

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Whole Chicken

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Dutch Oven

Add the mushrooms to the same 12-inch saute pan, adding the 1 tablespoon of butter if needed, and saute until they give up their liquid, approximately 5 minutes. Store the onions, mushrooms and pork in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.

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Mushrooms

Butter

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Frying Pan

Pour off any remaining fat and deglaze the pan with approximately 1 cup of the wine.

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Wine

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Pour this into the Dutch oven along with the chicken stock, tomato paste, quartered onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf.

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Chicken Stock

Tomato Paste

Bay Leaves

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Thyme

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Dutch Oven

Add all of the remaining wine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

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Wine

The next day, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

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Place the chicken in the oven and cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the chicken is tender. Maintain a very gentle simmer and stir occasionally.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

Once the chicken is done, remove it to a heatproof container, cover, and place it in the oven to keep warm. Strain the sauce in a colander and remove the carrots, onion, celery, thyme, garlic, and bay leaf. Return the sauce to the pot, place over medium heat, and reduce by 1/

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Depending on how much liquid you actually began with, this should take 20 to 45 minutes.

Once the sauce has thickened, add the pearl onions, mushrooms, and pork and cook for another 15 minutes or until the heated through. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, remove from the heat, add the chicken and serve.

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Mushrooms

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Whole Chicken

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Pork

Serve over egg noodles, if desired.

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Egg Noodles

Cooks Note: If the sauce is not thick enough at the end of reducing, you may add a mixture of equal parts butter and flour kneaded together. Start with 1 tablespoon of each.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sauce

Whisk this into the sauce for 4 to 5 minutes and repeat, if necessary.

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Recommended wine: Red Burgundy, Pinot Noir, Beaujolais

Red Burgundy, Pinot Noir, and Beaujolais are great choices for Coq Au Vin. The red Burgundy is most traditional, but Beaujolais is grown nearby and usually less expensive. Really any dry French red will do! The ONEHOPE Reserve Pinot Noir Wine with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 25 dollars per bottle.