Coq au Vin (Chicken Braised in Red Wine) Recipe

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Ingredients (13)

  • 2 whole small chickens (about 3 pounds each, see note), each chicken cut into 4 pieces, backbones reserved for stock
  • 2 cups dry red wine
  • 8 ounces pearl onions (see note)
  • 1/4 pound slab bacon or salt pork, cut into 1- by 1/4- by 1/4-inch sticks
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 ounces button or cremini mushrooms, woody stems trimmed if necessary, quartered
  • 3 medium carrots, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 4 medium cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups gelatinous homemade chicken stock (see note) or low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley

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