Rustic coq au vin
1 hour 45 min
This is a great recipe for coq au vin and has been in our family for years. A great go to meal for a comforting winter dinner party. Serve with vegetables and some crusty bread. Don't forget a nice Red Burgundy or Beaujolais for the table.
Debba B
2 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 whole chicken, jointed
- 3 tablespoons plain flour
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 6 shallots, roughly chopped
- 6 carrots, chopped
- 450g mushrooms, sliced
- 6 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 120ml Cognac
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 bottle red wine
- 300ml to 600ml chicken stock
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:1hr30min ›
Ready in:1hr45min
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.
- Toss the chicken pieces in the flour then in a large, oven proof casserole dish, melt the butter over a high heat and brown the chicken pieces. Add the shallots, carrots, mushrooms and streaky bacon and stir for several minutes. Add the salt and pepper and pour over the Cognac. Add the herbs and enough wine and stock to cover the chicken.
- Bake covered in the oven for 90 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink in the centre. Remove from the oven and serve.
Tip
The general rule for coq au vin is to use the best wine you can afford for cooking and then drink the same, and traditionally this would be a Red Burgundy.
