French · Main Course

Coq au Vin

Classic French braise of chicken in red wine with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon lardons.

Total time
2 hr
Prep
30 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Hard
Per serving
550 kcal
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Ingredients

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Equipment

Dutch oven

Method

  1. Cook bacon until crispy. Remove, leave fat.
  2. Season chicken, brown in bacon fat on all sides. Remove.
  3. Sauté pearl onions and mushrooms 5 min. Add garlic 1 min.
  4. Add tomato paste and flour, stir 2 min. Pour wine and broth, scrape up bits.
  5. Return chicken and bacon. Add thyme, bay leaves. Simmer covered 60-75 min.
  6. Uncover, simmer 10 min to thicken. Remove bay leaves. Serve with crusty bread.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
550
Protein
40g
Carbs
12g
Fat
32g
Fiber
2g

Estimates only. Check ingredient labels and allergens, and cook meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures.

french · chicken · wine · braised · special-occasion

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