Coq au Vin Recipe
A French classic, this dish is simple to prepare and very economical. In years past, the farmer would make this meal with an old unproductive rooster. Today you can't find a rooster in the supermarket, young, old, or unproductive. So instead, make this with a stewing hen or all dark meat, such as thighs and drumsticks.
- Time: 240 min
- Servings: 4
Source: The Reluctant Gourmet
Ingredients
- ounces bacon
- butter
- dark meat quarters
- ounces all purpose flour
- salt and black pepper
- medium carrots
- medium celery stalks
- medium-large onion
- tablespoons tomato paste
- bottle dry red wine
- chicken stock
- ounces peeled pearl onions
- ounces button mushrooms
- bay leaves
- sprigs fresh thyme
- sprigs fresh parsley
- garlic
- pepper corns