Coq au Vin



In Coq au Vin, soft chicken is cooked in red wine with bacon, mushrooms, and pearl onions. It is a classic French dish. It tastes great and makes you feel good. It goes well with a crusty baguette or creamy mashed potatoes.

Ingredients:
  • 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 slices bacon, chopped
  • 12 pearl onions, peeled
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 1 cup button mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups red wine preferably Burgundy
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 bouquet garni thyme, parsley, bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Instructions:

Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then coat them in flour, shaking off any excess

In a large Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy

Remove the bacon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot

Add the chicken pieces to the pot and brown them on all sides, working in batches if necessary

Remove the chicken and set aside

In the same pot, add the pearl onions, garlic, carrot, celery, and mushrooms

Cook until softened, about 5 minutes

Return the chicken and bacon to the pot

Pour in the red wine and chicken broth, then add the tomato paste and bouquet garni

Bring to a simmer

Cover and cook over low heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through

Remove the chicken pieces and vegetables from the pot and keep warm

Discard the bouquet garni

Simmer the sauce over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes

Stir in the butter until melted and smooth

Serve the chicken and vegetables with the sauce, garnished with chopped parsley


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