Coq au Vin (Red Wine Chicken Stew)

Name: Coq au Vin
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 1 chicken (joints only or 4-6 joints); 1 can (4 oz button mushrooms); 11/2 cup red wine; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 12 button onions or 2 large onions; bouquet garni; 1 tsp brown sugar; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 Tbsp Butter; 2 Tbsp Oil

9 January 2016

The kids can never have enough of this dish. I use a whole chicken and often still insufficient. The flavour is simply wonderful with the red wine added to the stew. Simple to cook, I just chuck it into the oven at low heat, and cook other dishes. When the rest are done, so is this stew.

Recipe

Coq au Vin

Prep: 0 min
Cook: 0 min
Total: 0 min
Serves: 0

Ingredients

1chicken, joints only or 4-6 joints
1can, 4 oz button mushrooms
11/2 cupred wine
1/2 cupchicken stock
2 clovesgarlic, minced
12button onions or 2 large onions
bouquet garni
1 tspbrown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
2 TbspButter
2 TbspOil

Method

01
Rub the salt, margarine and garlic into the chicken to season.
02
Heat up the oil in a casserole pot and add the onions, then the chicken until slightly brown on the outside (or juices sealed).
03
Add the mushroom bouquet garni, wine and stock.
04
Once boil, transfer to the oven at 180C, for 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how soft you want your meat to be.
05
Adjust seasoning when done.

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