Coq au Vin

chicken, onions, wine, mushrooms, pork, carrots, onion, celery, flour, tomato, butter, thyme, garlic

Ingredients

• 24 to 30 pearl onions
• 4 chicken thighs and legs, or 1 (5 to 7-pound) stewing chicken, cut into serving pieces
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons water
• 6 ounces salt pork, slab bacon, or lardon, cubed
• 8 ounces button mushrooms, quartered
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 (750-ml) bottles red wine, preferably pinot noir
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 medium onion, quartered
• 2 stalks celery, quartered
• 2 medium carrots, quartered
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 6 to 8 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups chicken stock or broth

Directions for Coq au Vin Recipe