Recipe by Jacques Pepin Published on June 19, 2020 Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings Jump to Nutrition Facts …
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So this winter, go classic with this lovely, flavorful Coq au Vin recipe sure to please even your mother-in-law. Step 1 Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large mixing bowl, add the chicken, wine, bay leaf and thyme. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
You can prepare coq au vin in a slow cooker by making a few tweaks to the basic coq au vin recipe. Cook the bacon as usual, reserving half for garnish. Transfer the other half, plus the rendered fat, to the slow cooker with 2 cups of wine and the rest of the coq au vin ingredients, except the flour, butter, and parsley.
Loading Video... Ina Garten makes Coq au Vin, a French chicken and wine dish with mushrooms and bacon. She begins by chopping up four ounces of bacon and cooking it until crisp. She had a butcher cut a whole chicken into 10 pieces, which she liberally seasons with salt and pepper.
Cover/seal and refrigerate for anywhere from 1 to 8 hours. When you’re ready to cook the coq au vin, fry the bacon over medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven (or any heavy-bottomed stock pot or deep saute pan) until crispy. Transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to a separate plate, and set aside.