Coq au Vin
- 4 slices Bacon, Cut Into Small Pieces
- 1 whole Fryer Chicken
- 1/2 whole Medium Onion, Diced
- 1/2 cups Carrots, Washed, Peeled, And Roughly Chopped
- 5 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 pound White Mushrooms, Sliced
- 2 cups Burgundy Wine
- 1 pound Pasta (egg Noodles Or Fettucini)
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- Parsley, Fresh, Minced
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- Saute bacon pieces in a large skillet over medium low heat until fat is rendered.
- Remove bacon from the skillet and set aside.
- Increase heat to medium.
- Salt fat site of chicken pieces, then place chicken, fat side down, in skillet and cook in bacon grease until both sides are nice and golden brown.
- Remove from pan and set aside in a 2-quart baking dish, skin side up.
- Saute onions, carrots and garlic in bacon grease until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from grease with slotted spoon and set aside.
- In a separate skillet, saute mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter until golden, about 3 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Layer half of the bacon pieces, carrot/onion mixture, and mushrooms in pan with chicken.
- Drain grease from the large skillet, then place over medium heat.
- Pour in 2 cups Burgundy wine, using a wire whisk to scrape loose all the burned/brown bits.
- Lightly salt liquid and allow to cook for 3 minutes.
- Pour over chicken and vegetables.
- Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.
- Cook pasta until al dente.
- Drain and toss with 2 tablespoons butter.
- Serve chicken in a pasta bowl with noodles, sprinkling minced parsley over the top.
- Spoon juice from baking dish over the top of everything.
bacon, fryer chicken, onion, carrots, garlic, butter, white mushrooms, wine, pasta, butter, parsley, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/coq-au-vin/ (may not work)