Coq Au Vin (rooster Or Chicken In Wine)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 chicken, cut-up into pieces (or rooster)
• 1 1/2 cups approximately 1/2 bottle of full-body red burgundy wine (we used lemberger)
• 6 bacon, slices diced
• 1/2 lb baby portobella mushroom
• 12 pearl onions (we used canned)
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, mashed
• 2 carrots, peeled and quartered
• olive oil
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• fresh parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 a day in advance, place the rooster/chicken 8 pieces in large sealable dish. pour half a bottle of red burgundy wine over it.
• 2 add the small onions, the quartered peeled carrots and the herbs. cover and put in the fridge.
• 3 the next day, remove and drain the chicken and vegetables. put the wine aside for later use.
• 4 brown the chicken pieces with oil in a skillet. remove the chicken. using the same skillet, add garlic to the vegetables and heat for a couple of minutes.
• 5 put the chicken and the vegetables in a large sauce pan. pour the wine in and add salt and pepper. bring to a boil at moderate heat. cover and cook at low heat for 1 or 2 hours.
• 6 heat bacon, onion and mushrooms in a skillet until brown (about 10 minutes).
• 7 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,.
• 8 add parsley to the chicken when finished. serve with rice or potatoes and the other half of the bottle of wine.
• 9 other wine suggestions: red burgundy wine, or cotes du rhone red, morgon.