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Coq au Vin (French Chicken in Red Wine)

Name: Coq au Vin (French Chicken in Red Wine)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: chicken pieces 1.2 kg; dry red wine 500 ml; chicken stock 250 ml; bacon lardons 80 g; cremini mushrooms 200 g; pearl onions 200 g; carrot, sliced 100 g; garlic cloves 10 g; fresh thyme 4 g; bay leaves 2 pieces; all-purpose flour 20 g; butter 30 g; olive oil 30 ml; fine salt 6 g; black pepper 2 g

Chicken braised in red wine with mushrooms, bacon and pearl onions.

100 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

The dish France took to embassies and gave to the world, and every family has a version it will defend. Wine, mushrooms, bacon and pearl onions are the constant part; the argument is about the wine and whether the flour belongs in at all. It is better the next day, which is why nobody serves it fresh.

Ingredients

chicken pieces1.2 kg
dry red wine500 ml
chicken stock250 ml
bacon lardons80 g
cremini mushrooms200 g
pearl onions200 g
carrot, sliced100 g
garlic cloves10 g
fresh thyme4 g
bay leaves2 pieces
all-purpose flour20 g
butter30 g
olive oil30 ml
fine salt6 g
black pepper2 g

Directions

1
Marinate chicken in wine, thyme and bay 20 minutes.
2
Cook bacon in oil 5 minutes; remove.
3
Brown chicken in bacon fat 6 minutes.
chicken is golden
4
Sear pearl onions, mushrooms and carrots 8 minutes.
5
Add garlic, flour, strained marinade and stock; braise covered at 160C for 45 minutes.
6
Reduce sauce uncovered 5 minutes; stir.
7
Stir in butter; serve with crusty bread.

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