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Coq au vin

Chicken and wine - what more could you ask for?
COQ AU VIN
4
1H 30M

Richly flavoured with bacon, mushroom, garlic, and wine – this authentic French stew is a classic winter warmer.

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Ingredients

Method

1.

Trim green ends from onions, leaving about 4cm (1½ inches) of stem attached; trim roots.

2.

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in large frying pan; cook onions, stirring, until browned all over. Remove from pan.

3.

Cook bacon, mushrooms and garlic in same pan, stirring, until bacon is crisp. Remove from pan.

4.

Coat chicken in flour; shake off excess. Heat remaining oil in same pan; cook chicken, in batches, until browned all over. Remove from pan; drain on absorbent paper.

5.

Return chicken to pan with wine, stock, paste, bay leaves, herbs, onions and bacon mixture. Bring to the boil; reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, about 35 minutes or until chicken is tender and sauce has thickened slightly.

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