Coq au vin

If you're craving something rich, comforting, and full of flavor, coq au vin is the perfect dish. This rustic French stew may sound fancy, but it’s wonderfully simple to make—and deeply satisfying.

Tender chicken, smoky bacon, and mushrooms simmered in red wine come together in a one-pot meal that tastes like it’s been cooking all day. It’s perfect for a chilly evening and even better with some crusty bread to soak up the sauce.

Course Breakfast, Main

Cuisine French

Keyword chicken, wine

Diet Gluten free

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 50

Servings people

Calories 700

Author Simone

Equipment

Dutch oven

Ingredients

4 chicken drumsticks with thigh attached with skin
salt and freshly ground black pepper
15 g butter
2 tbsp olive oil
150 g bacon in cubes
2 large onions in rings
2 carrots cleaned and diced
2 stalks celery in pieces
4 shallots chopped
35 g flour
3 sprigs fresh thyme
200 g mixed mushrooms cut
450 ml chicken stock
750 ml red wine
3 bay leaves
2 tbsp whiskey optional

Metric - Us customary

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F)
Put a large skillet (it is a one-pot dish so everything should fit in the pan) on medium heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Once the pan is well hot add the olive oil and butter. Now fry the chicken pieces in the fat until nice and golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Add the bacon and fry until golden brown. Now lower the heat slightly and add the onion, shallots, carrot and celery and fry for a few minutes.
If you are using the whiskey now add it to the pan and stir well to loosen all the bits from the bottom. Now add the flour and let it fry for a while. This creates a kind of roux. Fry this for a while. To prevent lumps, you can first loosen the flour with some liquid.
Put the chicken back in the pan and add the thyme, mushrooms and bay leaves.
Pour in the red wine and add the stock until the chicken is just covered. Now cover and put in the oven for about 1.5 hours or until the chicken is well cooked.
You can serve it straight from the pan. Delicious with potato gratin or mashed potatoes.

Notes

Storing: Coq au vin is great for storing as the flavors get even richer after a day. Keep in the fridge for maximum of two days.

Freezing is also an option. You can store it for three months in the freezer.

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