Coq au Vin

Name: Coq au Vin
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil, (divided); 4 oz diced pancetta ((or bacon)); 8 bone-in, (skin-on chicken thighs (about 4 lbs/1.8 kg), trimmed of excess skin (see note)); Salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 large yellow onion, (roughly chopped); 4 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped); ¼ cup Cognac; 2½ cups red wine, (preferably Burgundy or Pinot Noir); 2½ cups chicken broth; 1½ tablespoons tomato paste; 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 1½ teaspoons sugar; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves ((or 1 teaspoon dried)); 1 bay leaf; 3 large carrots, (peeled and cut into ½-in (13-mm) chunks on the bias); 8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (softened); 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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Coq au vin is a classic French braise of chicken in red wine with pearl onions, mushrooms, and bacon. Rich, elegant, and deeply savory, it tastes like a special occasion dinner but is equally satisfying for a cozy night in.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

3 tbspolive oil
4 ozdiced pancetta — or bacon
1.8 kgbone-in, skin-on chicken thighs — trimmed of excess skin, 8
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1large yellow onion
4garlic — roughly chopped
¼ cupCognac
2½ cupsred wine — preferably burgundy or pinot noir
2½ cupschicken broth
1½ tbsptomato paste
2 tspbalsamic vinegar
1½ tspsugar
1 tbspfresh thyme leaves — or dried thyme
1bay leaf
3large carrots — peeled
8 ozsliced cremini mushrooms
4 tbspunsalted butter — softened
4 tbspall-purpose flour

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Nutrition uses 8 ordinary servings for this batch; the source listed 4.

Method

2h 10m total

Read the method on Once Upon a ChefJennifer Segal’s original page

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 691mg
Calcium: 48mg
Iron: 2mg

Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.

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Coq au Vin

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