Easy Coq au Vin

Name: Easy Coq au Vin
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 4 slices applewood-smoked bacon slices, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 227 grams button mushrooms, quartered; 118 milliliters finely chopped carrot; 118 milliliters finely chopped celery; 4 chicken drumsticks, skinned; 4 chicken thighs, skinned; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 473 milliliters fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters finely chopped onion; 170 grams frozen pearl onions; 750 milliliters red wine; 1 Tbsp tomato paste

Easy Coq au Vin might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 40g of protein, 38g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. If you have wine, garlic cloves, lower-sodium chicken broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the red wine you could follow this main course with the Red Wine Chocolate Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium heat until crisp.

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Bacon

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Remove bacon from pan. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in pan.

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Bacon

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Sprinkle chicken with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

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Add chicken to drippings in pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until browned.

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Whole Chicken

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Remove chicken from pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Add onion and next 5 ingredients (through bay leaves); cook 5 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Onion

Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Stir in wine; bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes or until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Return chicken to pan.

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Tomato Paste

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Wine

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Add broth; bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer 35 minutes or until chicken is done, turning after 20 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Broth

Remove chicken from pan; cover.

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Whole Chicken

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Heat a large heavy skillet over medium heat.

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Add olive oil to pan, and swirl to coat.

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Olive Oil

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Add button mushrooms and pearl onions; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook for 10 minutes or until golden, stirring occasionally.

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White Button Mushrooms

Pearl Onion

Pepper

Remove from heat.

Place chicken cooking liquid over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by half (about 10 minutes). Discard bay leaves. Stir in mushroom mixture. Return chicken to pan; simmer 5 minutes or until heated.

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Sprinkle with parsley and bacon.

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Servings:

4slices

applewood-smoked bacon slices, cut into 1-inch pieces 2

bay leaves 1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper, divided 227grams

button mushrooms, quartered 118milliliters

finely chopped carrot 118milliliters

finely chopped celery 4

chicken drumsticks, skinned 4

chicken thighs, skinned 59milliliters

chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1teaspoon

finely chopped fresh thyme 4

garlic cloves, minced 0teaspoons

kosher salt 473milliliters

fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth 1Tbsp

extra-virgin olive oil 237milliliters

finely chopped onion 170grams

frozen pearl onions 750milliliters

red wine 1Tbsp

tomato paste

Recommended wine: Bordeaux, Champagne, White Burgundy

French works really well with Bordeaux, Champagne, and White Burgundy. 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. You could try Chateau La Grange Clinet Bordeaux Superiore. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 16 dollars per bottle.