🇫🇷 French Coq au Vin Recipe Chicken Romantic Dinner@passportcookbook valentines

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are more affordable and remain moist during cooking.

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic red wine

💰Cheaper: cheap red wine

Non-alcoholic options are lower in calories.

Prepare the marinade by combining red wine, sliced carrot, onion, shallot, garlic, bouquet garni, black peppercorn, and cognac.

Marinate the chicken in the mixture for several hours or overnight.

In a large pot, heat peanut or sunflower oil and brown the chicken pieces.

Remove the chicken and set aside, then add the carcass pieces, sliced carrot, onion, tomato, and bouquet garni to the pot.

Pour in chicken stock and water, and bring to a simmer to make the stock.

Strain the stock and reserve for the sauce.

In the same pot, add the marinade and reduced chicken stock to cook the chicken.

Add pearl onions, butter, sugar, bacon or pancetta, and mushrooms to the pot and simmer until everything is cooked through.

Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving.

Serve with white bread and garnish with parsley.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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