Coq Au Vin

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 whole organic free-range chicken
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 750 ml french wine
• 8 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 8 slices streaky smoked bacon
• 2 ounces pancetta
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
• 3 ounces unsalted butter
• 1 ounce plain flour
• 8 shallots, quartered
• 1 onion, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 segment the chicken, leaving the skin on and leaving the chunks fairly large.
• 2 coat in seasoned flour.
• 3 heat up the olive oil in a large non-stick pan.
• 4 add the bacon, pancetta and finely chopped thyme and fry for approximately 5 minutes.
• 5 add the chicken andfry until golden brown.
• 6 add the onion,shallots and garlic, fry for a further minute or two.
• 7 add the wine and simmer for approximately one hour.
• 8 remove the chicken and vegetables, leaving just the sauce.
• 9 mix the unsalted butter and the 1 oz plain flour into a beurre mernier.
• 10 add this to the sauce.
• 11 pour the thickened sauce over the chicken.
• 12 serve with new potatoes and a glass of red wine.