Coq Au Vin Recipe

Coq au Vin

From vino4dino 16 years ago

This is particularly good in the fall and winter months. A French classic typically served with pasta & butter or potatoes or rice...

Ideally a rooster, or 1 or 2 chickens (1.5kg, 3.5 lb), cut into 8 pieces or more shopping list
1/2 bottle of full-body Burgundy red wine (or Cotes du Rhone) shopping list
6 bacon slices (5 oz), diced shopping list
0.5 lb (250g) button mushrooms shopping list
A dozen small white pearl onions shopping list
2-3 cloves of garlic, mashed shopping list
2 carrots, peeled and quartered shopping list
olive oil or sunflower oil or unsalted butter shopping list
1/4 cup of cognac or brandy shopping list
Bouquet of herbs: 2 sprigs of thyme and 1 bay leaf, tied all together with string shopping list
parsley shopping list
salt and pepper shopping list

Step 1: A day in advance, clean and cut the rooster/chicken in 8 pieces or more. Pour half a bottle of red Burgundy wine over.
Step 2: Add the small white pearl onions, the quartered peeled carrots and the herbs. Cover and put in the fridge.
Step 3: The next day, remove and drain the chicken and vegetables. Put the wine aside for later use.
Step 4: Brown the chicken pieces with oil or butter or ½ of both in a skillet. Pour cognac or brandy over the chicken. Ignite the spirit with a match. Be extra careful the heat is off and your face away. Shake the pan for a few seconds. Pour the wine and add salt and pepper
Remove the chicken. Using the same skillet, add garlic to the vegetables and heat for a couple of minutes
Step 5: Put the chicken and the vegetables in a large sauce pan. Pour the wine and add salt and pepper
Step 6: Bring to a boil at moderate heat.
Step 7: Cover and cook at low heat for 1 or 2 hours
Step 8: Heat bacon, onion and mushrooms in a skillet until brown (10 minutes)
Step 9: When the chicken is ready, add bacon, onion and mushrooms in the pan, cook and stir for 2 or 3 minutes. Taste and correct the seasoning,
Step 10: Add parsley to the chicken when finish. Prepare rice or potatoes to serve with Coq au vin.

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missamberlee 16 years ago
I have some old hens and a rooster or eight heading for a nice coq au vin dinner.
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darbar 16 years ago
Looks great!
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" It was excellent "
mystic_river1 ate it and said...
I am exhausted after chasing that darn bird around the yard!!!!!!! Great recipe and great post. Thank You!
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I am exhausted after chasing that darn bird around the yard!!!!!!! Great recipe and great post. Thank You!

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