Coq Au Vin Recipe

How to Make Coq Au Vin

• 1.Brown chicken in hot butter. Remove from pan and add bacon strips and saute until golden
• 2.Replace chicken in pan and flambe with Cognac.
• 3.Pour in wine and stock.
• 4.Add tomato and garlic paste, bay leaf and thyme.
• 5.Cover pan and simmer for 25 minutes till chicken is tender. Remove chicken pieces.
• 6.Let sauce and thicken with 1 tea spoon of butter mixed with flour.
• 7.Add onions and mushrooms to the pan. Allow to heat and spoon over the chicken.
• 8.Serve with parsley potatoes and buttered peas.