**Coq au vin**, a classic French dish, offers a delightful symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This hearty and comforting stew features tender chicken braised in a rich red wine sauce, infused with the essence of aromatic vegetables, herbs, and bacon. Served alongside is a medley of succulent pearl onions, plump mushrooms, and crispy lardons, creating a feast for both the eyes and the palate. Indulge in this culinary masterpiece, where every bite promises a journey through the rustic charm of French cuisine.
**Recipes Included**:
- **My Coq au Vin Recipe:** A step-by-step guide to creating an authentic coq au vin, using simple techniques and readily available ingredients. Discover the secrets to achieving a flavorful and aromatic sauce, perfectly cooked chicken, and a harmonious blend of vegetables and herbs.
- **Coq au Vin Blanc Recipe:** Experience a lighter and brighter variation of coq au vin, prepared with white wine instead of red. This recipe showcases the delicate flavors of chicken, vegetables, and herbs, while still delivering a satisfying and comforting stew.
- **Slow Cooker Coq au Vin Recipe:** Embrace the convenience of slow cooking with this hands-off coq au vin recipe. Simply combine the ingredients in your slow cooker and let it work its magic, filling your home with enticing aromas. Enjoy a delicious and hassle-free meal that's perfect for busy weeknights or casual gatherings.
- **Instant Pot Coq au Vin Recipe:** Harness the power of the Instant Pot to create a quick and easy coq au vin. This pressure cooker method significantly reduces cooking time without compromising on flavor. Indulge in tender chicken and a rich sauce in a fraction of the traditional cooking time.
- **One-Pot Coq au Vin Recipe:** Simplify your cooking experience with this one-pot coq au vin recipe. Using a single pot, you can effortlessly braise the chicken, cook the vegetables, and create a flavorful sauce. Enjoy a delicious and hassle-free meal with minimal cleanup.
- **Coq au Vin Rouge Recipe:** Experience the classic coq au vin prepared with a robust red wine, resulting in a rich and flavorful sauce. This recipe highlights the depth of flavors that red wine can bring to this iconic dish, creating a hearty and satisfying stew.
- **Julia Child's Coq au Vin Recipe:** Embark on a culinary journey with Julia Child's renowned coq au vin recipe. This detailed guide takes you through each step of the process, ensuring you recreate the authentic flavors and techniques that made Julia Child a legendary chef.
CHEF JOHN'S COQ AU VIN
I like to use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs instead of an old rooster for my coq au vin. Like all braised dishes, tougher cuts with lots of connective tissue work best, and on a chicken that would be the thigh/leg section. Of course, someone will ask if they can use chicken breasts; please don't. They just will not add that sticky goodness to the braising liquid that the thighs will.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 1h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Season chicken thighs all over with salt and black pepper.
- Place bacon in a large, oven-proof skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel lined plate, leaving drippings in the skillet.
- Increase heat to high and place chicken, skin-side down, into skillet. Cook in hot skillet until browned, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate; drain and discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings from the skillet.
- Lower heat to medium-high; saute mushrooms, onion, and shallots with a pinch of salt in the hot skillet until golden and caramelized, 7 to 12 minutes.
- Stir flour and butter into vegetable mixture until completely incorporated, about 1 minute.
- Pour red wine into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir bacon and thyme into red wine mixture; simmer until wine is about 1/3 reduced, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour chicken broth into wine mixture and set chicken thighs into skillet; bring wine and stock to a simmer.
- Cook chicken in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Spoon pan juices over the chicken and continue cooking until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a platter.
- Place skillet over high heat and reduce pan juices, skimming fat off the top as necessary, until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; remove and discard thyme. Pour sauce over chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.5 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 81.3 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 24.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 422.2 mg, Sugar 2.1 g
COQ AU VIN
Cook Ina Garten's top-rated recipe for classic French Coq Au Vin from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network with Burgundy wine, cremini mushrooms and pancetta.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories main-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 3 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
- Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove the bacon to a plate with a slotted spoon.
- Meanwhile, lay the chicken out on paper towels and pat dry. Liberally sprinkle the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. When the bacon is removed, brown the chicken pieces in batches in a single layer for about 5 minutes, turning to brown evenly. Remove the chicken to the plate with the bacon and continue to brown until all the chicken is done. Set aside.
- Add the carrots, onions, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to the pan and cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the Cognac and put the bacon, chicken, and any juices that collected on the plate into the pot. Add the wine, chicken stock, and thyme and bring to a simmer. Cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and place in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is just not pink. Remove from the oven and place on top of the stove.
- Mash 1 tablespoon of butter and the flour together and stir into the stew. Add the frozen onions. In a medium saute pan, add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and cook the mushrooms over medium-low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until browned. Add to the stew. Bring the stew to a simmer and cook for another 10 minutes. Season to taste. Serve hot.
COQ AU VIN
Anne Burrell uses a capon instead of the traditional rooster in this French classic. The capon is lightly coated in flour just before it begins cooking in oil, giving it perfectly crisp brown skin. To ensure moist, flavorful meat, the bird finishes cooking in a pot with chicken stock, wine and bacon.
Provided by Anne Burrell
Categories main-dish
Time 1h45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Coat a large 7-quart Dutch oven or rondeau with olive oil and bring to a medium high heat. Pat the capon dry and sprinkle generously with salt, to taste. Working in batches if necessary, coat the capon gently with flour and put immediately in the hot oil. Only flour the capon that you are working with in that batch- no premature flouring. Premature flouring will result in doughy, gritty, mealy capon rather than crispy. Brown on all sides, and then remove from the pan to paper towels. Remove any excess oil from the pan.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the bacon lardons to the pan with a tiny splash of new olive oil. Cook the bacon until it is brown and crispy. Add the celery and onions, season with salt and cook until the veggies are starting to soften, are very aromatic and have no color, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms give off their juices, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the brandy and cook until it has reduced down. Add the tomato paste and stir to combine. The mixture will become very thick--that is good! Stir in the wine and bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil over medium heat. Toss in the cipollini onions, skin and all! Cook the onions for 3 to 4 minutes and then strain. When the onions are cool enough to handle, remove the skin and discard, reserving the onions.
- Return the legs and thighs of the capon to the pan, reserving the breasts. Stir in enough chicken stock until the chicken is three-quarters covered. Add the bay leaves and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Taste for seasoning and adjust, if needed. Add the cipollini onions and the potatoes. Partially cover the pan and simmer for 20 minutes.
- After the capon has simmered for 20 minutes, turn the legs and thighs over and add the breasts. Check the level of liquid and add more chicken stock if needed. Partially cover the pan and simmer for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the capon from the pan and skim the sauce, if necessary. If the sauce is on the thin side reduce it down until it becomes a sauce-like consistency. Season. Transfer the capon to a serving platter, garnish with chopped chives and serve with lots of the sauce.
- Chicken, bacon, and mushrooms oh my!
COQ AU VIN
We've made this classic French chicken casserole a little lighter than the traditional version, but it still has a rich, deep flavour
Provided by Angela Nilsen
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan or flameproof dish. Tip in 3 trimmed and chopped smoked back bacon rashers and fry until crisp. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
- Add 12 peeled shallots to the pan and fry, stirring or shaking the pan often, for 5-8 mins until well browned all over. Remove and set aside with the bacon.
- Take 2 chicken legs, 4 chicken thighs and 2 boneless chicken breasts, all with skin removed and pat dry with kitchen paper.
- Pour ½ tbsp olive oil into the pan, then fry half the chicken pieces, turning regularly, for 5-8 mins until well browned. Remove, then repeat with the remaining chicken. Remove and set aside.
- Scatter in 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and fry briefly, then, with the heat medium-high, pour in 3 tbsp brandy or Cognac, stirring the bottom of the pan to deglaze. The alcohol should sizzle and start to evaporate so there is not much left.
- Return the chicken legs and thighs to the pan along with any juices, then pour in a little of 600ml red wine, stirring the bottom of the pan again.
- Stir in the rest of the wine, 150ml good-quality chicken stock and 2 tsp tomato purée. Drop in 3 thyme sprigs, 2 rosemary sprigs and 2 bay leaves to make a bouquet garni, season with pepper and a pinch of salt, then return the bacon and shallots to the pan.
- Cover, lower the heat to a gentle simmer, add the chicken breasts and cook for 50 mins - 1hr.
- Just before ready to serve, heat 1 ½ tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add 250g chestnut mushrooms, halved if large, and fry over a high heat for a few mins until golden. Remove and keep warm.
- Lift the chicken, shallots and bacon from the pan and transfer to a warmed serving dish. Remove the bouquet garni.
- To make the thickener, mix 2 tbsp plain flour, 1 ½ tsp olive oil and 1 tsp softened butter in a small bowl using the back of a teaspoon.
- Bring the wine mixture to a gentle boil, then gradually drop in small pieces of the thickener, whisking each piece in using a wire whisk. Simmer for 1-2 mins.
- Scatter the mushrooms over the chicken, then pour over the wine sauce. Garnish with a handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 420 calories, Fat 13.2 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3.2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7.3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1.7 grams sugar, Fiber 1.3 grams fiber, Protein 46.9 grams protein, Sodium 1.4 milligram of sodium
SIMPLE AND EASY COQ AU VIN
I always make this meal for dinner parties - it looks and tastes like it takes all day to prepare, but it's actually quite simple. The best part is that all the work is done before your guests arrive! Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
Provided by Casey Rawson
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 1h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Mix flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a shallow bowl. Pour milk into a separate bowl. Dip chicken in the milk, allowing excess milk to drip back into bowl. Dredge chicken through flour mixture until evenly coated.
- Cook 1/2 of the chicken in the hot oil until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken from pot and brown remaining chicken. Return all the chicken to the pot.
- Mix mushrooms, carrots, and onion into chicken, stirring gently to distribute vegetables among the chicken. Pour wine over chicken and vegetables, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot. Add enough chicken broth to nearly cover the chicken and vegetables.
- Stir Italian seasoning, rosemary, salt, and pepper into broth mixture; bring to a boil. Cover pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour. Remove lid and turn heat up to medium-high; boil, stirring occasionally, until sauce is reduced and thickened, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 514.2 calories, Carbohydrate 44.9 g, Cholesterol 90.7 mg, Fat 12 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 40.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 391.2 mg, Sugar 7.1 g
COQ AU VIN
Don't let the name fool you, this upscale classic is deliciously home-style. From Stoney Creek, Ontario, Linda Clark sends this dish with potatoes, chicken, carrots and a ton of flavor in every bite.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place potatoes and water in a microwave-safe dish; cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Add carrots; cook 4 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Drain., In a large bowl, combine the soup, wine, bouillon, garlic, parsley, thyme and pepper. Cut each chicken breast half into three pieces. Add the chicken, potato mixture, mushrooms, bacon and onions to soup mixture; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 665mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 11g protein.
QUICK COQ AU VIN
This Quick Coq au Vin recipe is really fabulous served with rice. I love being able to fix this gourmet dish in 30 minutes and still have it turn out so delicious. To reduce fat, I use chicken tenderloin pieces or skinless chicken breasts. -Judy VanCoetsem, Cortland, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a shallow dish, combine flour, thyme and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Dip chicken in flour mixture to coat both sides; shake off excess., In a Dutch oven or high-sided skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until golden brown, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from pan; keep warm. , In same pan, cook mushrooms, carrots, bacon, tomato paste and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt for 2 minutes. Add broth and wine; bring to a boil. Return chicken to pan; reduce heat. Cook until chicken reaches 170° and carrots are just tender, 8-10 minutes. If desired, top with chopped fresh thyme.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 80mg cholesterol, Sodium 648mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
COQ AU VIN
Wild mushrooms add depth of flavor to this take on the French classic. Make sure your bacon isn't too smoky; it could overwhelm the dish.
Categories Wine Chicken Mushroom Braise Dinner Bon Appétit Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 5 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in an ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook chicken in batches until browned, 5-6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
- Add bacon to pot; cook until rendered. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until onion is translucent, 7-8 minutes. Stir in 1 cup wine and tomato paste; simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add remaining 3 cups wine. Boil until wine is reduced by half, 15-20 minutes. Return chicken to pot.
- Add broth. Tie thyme and rosemary sprigs together; add to pot. Bring to a boil and cover pot. Transfer pot to oven and braise until chicken is tender, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté until browned, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer chicken from sauce to pot with mushrooms; keep warm. Simmer sauce over medium heat until reduced by 1/3, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add mushrooms and chicken to sauce. DO AHEAD: Coq au vin can be made 3 days ahead. Chill uncovered until cold. Cover; keep chilled. Rewarm before serving.
Tips:
- Choose a good quality wine. The wine you use in coq au vin will have a big impact on the flavor of the dish, so it's important to choose a good one. Look for a red wine that is full-bodied and has a good balance of fruit and acidity. Some good options include Pinot Noir, Burgundy, and Côtes du Rhône.
- Use a variety of vegetables. Coq au vin is a great dish to use up leftover vegetables, so feel free to experiment with different combinations. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, mushrooms, and pearl onions.
- Brown the chicken well. Browning the chicken before stewing it will help to develop flavor and color. Be sure to brown the chicken in batches so that it doesn't overcrowd the pan and steam instead of brown.
- Don't be afraid to add herbs and spices. Coq au vin is a versatile dish that can be seasoned with a variety of herbs and spices. Some good options include thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, and black peppercorns.
- Let the dish simmer for at least 2 hours. Coq au vin is a slow-cooked dish that benefits from being simmered for at least 2 hours. This will allow the flavors to meld and the chicken to become tender.
Conclusion:
Coq au vin is a classic French dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a casual weeknight meal. It is a flavorful and hearty dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make a delicious coq au vin at home. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give coq au vin a try. You won't be disappointed.
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