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Coq au vin

130 min445 kcal each

Chicken simmered in red wine with lardons, mushrooms and small onions, the Burgundian way.

Traditional FrenchMainHigh-Protein

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Ingredients

for 6 servings
  • Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless1.20 kg
  • Bacon150 g
  • Red wine (Burgundy or Pinot Noir)750 ml
  • Mushrooms250 g
  • Small onions or shallots, peeled200 g
  • Carrot1 piece
  • Garlic3 clove
  • Plain flour30 g
  • Butter30 g
  • Hot low-sodium stock (chicken or beef)200 ml
  • Fresh thyme3 sprig
  • Bay leaf2 piece
  • Salt1½ tsp
  • Black pepper½ tsp

Method

Prep 25 min · cook 105 min
  1. Cut the bacon into lardons and slice the carrot.
  2. Brown the lardons in a casserole, lift them out and brown the chicken in their fat, in batches. Set aside.
  3. Brown the small onions and the halved mushrooms in the butter for 5 minutes and set them aside too.
  4. Soften the carrot and garlic in the pot, stir in the flour, then pour in the wine and stock, scraping the bottom.
  5. Return the chicken and lardons with the thyme and bay leaf, season, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  6. Add the onions and mushrooms and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, until the sauce coats a spoon. Serve with potatoes or bread.

Nutrition

per serving
Cal
445
Protein
46g
Carbs
14g
Fat
22g

Of 22g of fat per serving, 8g is saturated.