Easy Coq Au Vin

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Coq au Vin sounds fancy but the dish can actually be made rather simply. The chicken is seared, then braised in a rich red wine sauce with bacon, mushrooms & beautiful pearl onions that infuses it with so much flavor.

Coq au Vin is the quintessential French comfort dish. It is a comforting & cozy yet impressive dish that is a favorite for Sunday lunch with the family or a Saturday night dinner party with friends.

Prep Time: 20 Min

Whole Chicken Bacon or lardons Mushrooms White pearl onions Red wine Veal demi-glace Butter Olive oil Sugar Garlic Carrots

Cook Time: 2 HRs

Ingredients

STEP 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a Dutch oven on medium high, heat the olive oil. If you are starting with a whole chicken, break the chicken into pieces.

STEP 2

Sear chicken pieces skin down over medium high heat until dark brown pieces stick to the bottom of the pan. Remove the chicken and set aside on a plate.

STEP 3

Bring the heat down to medium, add the onions, garlic, butter, sugar and bacon. Sauté, scrapping the bottom of the pan with a spoon to get all the flavorful bits of chicken into the mixture.

STEP 4

Set chicken pieces back in the Dutch oven on top of the vegetable garnish. Cook in oven, uncovered for two hours.

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