Name: Coq au Vin
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 lb chicken legs and thighs, bone-in; 6 oz bacon lardons, diced; 12 oz pearl onions, peeled; 8 oz cremini mushrooms, quartered; 2 cups red wine, Burgundy; 1 cup chicken broth; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 4 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

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

Difficulty

Hard

Per serving

550 kcal

Method

Cook bacon until crispy. Remove, leave fat.
Season chicken, brown in bacon fat on all sides. Remove.
Sauté pearl onions and mushrooms 5 min. Add garlic 1 min.
Add tomato paste and flour, stir 2 min. Pour wine and broth, scrape up bits.
Return chicken and bacon. Add thyme, bay leaves. Simmer covered 60-75 min.
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

Protein 32%Carbs 10%Fat 58%

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

french · chicken · wine · braised · special-occasion

Coq au Vin

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