How to Make Coq au Vin

Serves: 6 Save

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 3-4 pound whole chicken cut into bone-in, skin-on pieces of chicken breasts, wings, and legs
  • 2 cups dry red wine , preferably a Burgundy, Beaujolais, or pinot noir (one you would enjoy drinking)
  • 1/4 pound bacon , cut into quarter-inch matchsticks
  • 1 teaspoon + ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt , divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large yellow onion , quartered and then quarters cut in half
  • 4 carrots , peeled, halved, and cut into 2-inch pieces (if there are large chunks, cut those in half)
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced or pressed
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 4 tablespoons butter , at room temperature, divided
  • 1 pound cremini mushrooms , trimmed and quartered
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley , finely chopped, for serving

Directions

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