Chicken in Wine (French) - Coq Au Vin

Name: Chicken in Wine (French) - Coq Au Vin
Prep time: P1H
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: butter; vegetable oil; salt pork; onions; garlic; mushrooms, canned; chicken; flour; salt; black pepper; thyme; bay leaves; parsley leaves; brandy; red wine; sugar; flour; parsley leaves

Submitted by Libby57

Add sophistication to a home-cooked meal with this dish that can even have a famous French Restaurant saying “Oui, oui!".

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

60 min

COOK

30 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

1 ½

TABLESPOON BUTTER

TABLESPOON VEGETABLE OIL

125

G SALT PORK
ham, or bacon, chopped *

EACH ONIONS

CLOVES GARLIC
crushed, or less to taste

CUPS MUSHROOMS, CANNED

POUNDS CHICKEN
jointed, or 6 chicken pieces

CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
seasoned

TEASPOONS SALT

X BLACK PEPPER
freshly ground *

TEASPOON THYME *

WHOLE BAY LEAVES *

SPRIGS PARSLEY LEAVES

CUP BRANDY *

BOTTLE RED WINE
prefer claret or burgundy *

TEASPOON SUGAR

TEASPOONS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

CUP PARSLEY LEAVES
finely chopped

Directions

Heat butter and oil in pan, fry pork, onions, garlic. Add mushrooms, fry gently, remove ingredients from pan. Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour and sauté in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes until well brown. Return mushrooms, onions and pork to pan, add salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaves and parsley. Cover and cook over low heat for 20 to 30 minutes.

Warm brandy, ignite and add to the pan, allow to burn for 1 minute, then extinguish by pouring in the red wine. Add sugar.

Blend flour with some of the liquid, add to dish, stir until thickened. Serve hot, garnish with finely chopped parsley and mashed potatoes.

Serves 6