Coq au Vin (Chicken Braised in Red Wine) Recipe

Ingredients (13)

• 2 whole small chickens (about 3 pounds each, see note), each chicken cut into 4 pieces, backbones reserved for stock
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 8 ounces pearl onions (see note)
• 1/4 pound slab bacon or salt pork, cut into 1- by 1/4- by 1/4-inch sticks
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 ounces button or cremini mushrooms, woody stems trimmed if necessary, quartered
• 3 medium carrots, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 4 medium cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups gelatinous homemade chicken stock (see note) or low-sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley