Coq au Zin
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 chicken thighs (with skin and bones), excess fat trimmed
- 3/4 cup chopped shallots (about 4)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound boiling onions, peeled
- 12 ounces crimini mushrooms, quartered (about 5 cups)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram
- 1 750-ml bottle red Zinfandel
- 2 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place 1 cup flour in shallow dish.
- Cook chopped bacon in heavy large pot over medium-high heat until crisp, about 4 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper-towel-lined plate to drain.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to bacon drippings in pot.
- Sprinkle chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
- Working in batches, coat chicken thighs with flour and add to pot; sear until brown, about 4 minutes per side.
- Arrange chicken thighs in 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish.
- Pour off all but 3 tablespoons fat from pot.
- Add shallots and garlic to pot and saute 1 minute.
- Add onions, crimini mushrooms, and marjoram and saute until onions begin to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Add red Zinfandel and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits.
- Add chicken stock and bacon; boil 5 minutes.
- Pour wine mixture over chicken in baking dish.
- Cover tightly with foil; bake until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour.
- Using tongs, transfer chicken thighs to platter.
- Strain wine mixture from baking dish into heavy medium saucepan.
- Transfer onion and mushroom mixture to platter with chicken; tent with foil to keep warm.
- Mix 2 tablespoons flour and butter in small bowl to blend.
- Bring wine mixture to boil.
- Whisk in flour mixture and boil until sauce thickens and is reduced to 2 3/4 cups, about 8 minutes.
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Ladle sauce over chicken and vegetables; sprinkle with chives.
flour, bacon, olive oil, chicken, shallots, garlic, boiling onions, crimini mushrooms, fresh marjoram, chicken stock, butter, fresh chives
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/coq-au-zin-105798 (may not work)