Quick Coq au Vin
A simplified version of the classic French dish combining chicken braised in wine with bacon, mushrooms, and vegetables. This rustic one-pot meal transforms humble ingredients into an elegant dinner.
Ingredients
- •3 tablespoons olive oil
- •3 slices bacon
- •4 pounds chicken
- •1 handful flour
- •8 ounces mushrooms
- •20 whole baby carrots
- •1 clove garlic
- •2 large sweet onions
- •1 bottle red wine
- •1 cup chicken broth
- •1 leaf bay leaf
- •2 sprigs thyme
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp. Transfer to a large plate.
8 min
- 2.
2. Shake the chicken pieces with the seasoned flour in a paper or plastic bag.
2 min
- 3.
3. Brown the chicken in the pot, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to the plate with the bacon.
10 min
- 4.
4. Sauté the mushrooms (if using), carrots, garlic, and onions in the pot until they just begin to brown, 5 minutes.
5 min
- 5.
5. Pour half the wine into the pan and cook over high heat for about 8 minutes.
8 min
- 6.
6. Add the broth and the remaining wine. Bring to a boil and add the chicken, bacon, and herbs.
5 min
- 7.
7. Return to a boil, then cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and thyme and serve.
45 min
