Coq Au Vin from Delish Family Slow Cooker
- Yield 6 servings
- Prep 8 hours
- Cook
This classic French dish is slowly cooked to perfection.
Ingredients
- 20 -- spring onions or large scallions
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 strip bacon, sliced thinly
- 14 ounces button mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 3/4 pounds whole chicken
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 2 medium carrots, chopped coarsely
- 3 -- dried bay leaves
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Trim green ends from onions, leaving about 1½ inches of stem attached; trim roots leaving onions intact. Heat half the oil in large frying pan; cook onions, stirring, until browned all over, remove from pan.
- Add bacon, mushrooms, and garlic to same pan; cook, stirring, until bacon is crisp, remove from pan.
- Cut chicken into 12 pieces. Heat remaining oil in same pan; cook chicken, in batches, until browned all over; drain on paper towels. Add wine to same pan; bring to a boil, stirring.
- Place chicken in 4½-quart slow cooker with onions, bacon, and mushroom mixture, carrot, herbs, stock, wine mixture, and paste. Cook, covered, on low, 7 hours.
- Stir in blended corn starch and the water; cook, covered, on high, about 20 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Season to taste.
Tips: Use chicken pieces if you prefer, such as 6 thighs and 6 drumsticks, or ask your butcher to cut the chicken into 12 serving pieces for you. Use shallots instead of spring onions, if you like.
Serving suggestion: Serve coq au vin over creamy mashed potatoes drizzled with some of the sauce; accompany with a green salad.
Reprinted with permission from Delish Family Slow Cooker: Easy, Delicious Meals © 2012 by Hearst Communications, Inc., Photography by Ian Wallace.
