Coq Au Vin (Chicken Braised in Red Wine)

Title:
Coq Au Vin (Chicken Braised in Red Wine)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Beef,
French




Ingredients:





     1    Chicken; cut 9 pieces


     2 tb Unsalted butter


    10 oz Pearl onions; peeled


     4 sl Bacon; cut 1" pieces


     1 tb All-purpose flour


   3/4 c  Chicken stock


     1    Bouquet garni (parsley,


          -thyme, bay leaf); garlic


          -optional


     2 c  Red wine


          Salt and pepper


     1 tb Red wine vinegar






 Brown the chicken in the butter in a frying pan over moderate heat.  Place


 chicken in a heavy casserole.


 


 Brown the onions and bacon in the frying pan and add to the chicken.


 


 Remove all but 2 T ft from the pan.  Add the flour and stir well.


 


 Add stock, bouquet garni, wine, salt and pepper.  Stir and pour over the


 chicken.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes.


 


 Add the red wine vinegar.  Degrease the sauce before serving.


 


 Shared by Sherilyn Schamber


 Recipe By     : Pampille's Table


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #240


 


 Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 15:30:14 -0700


 


 From: Sherilyn Schamber