Chicken In Wine French Coq Au Vin

Chicken In Wine French Coq Au Vin

Recipe name:
Chicken In Wine French Coq Au Vin

Recipe category:
Chicken

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Recipe details: in Wine (French) - Coq Au Vin

Ingredients
1 1/2	tablespoon	butter
1	tablespoon	oil
125	grams	salt pork, ham, or bacon, chopped
12	each	button onions
1-2	garlic	cloves, crushed
3	cup	button mushrooms
1	each	chicken, jointed, or 6 chicken pieces
1/2	cup	seasoned flour
3/4	teaspoon	salt
1		pepper, freshly ground
1/2	teaspoon	thyme
2	each	bay leaves
2	each	sprigs parsley
1/4	cup	brandy
1	sm	bottle red wine(claret or burgundy)
1	teaspoon	sugar
2	teaspoon	flour
1/4	cup	parsley, finely chopped
Directions:
Heat butter and oil in pan, fry pork, onions, garlic. Add mushrooms, fry gently, remove ingredients from pan. Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour and saute in the pan for 5 - 10 minutes until well brown. Return mushrooms, onions and pork to pan, add salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaves and parsley. Cover and cook over low heat for 20 - 30 minutes. Warm brandy, ignite and add to the pan, allow to burn for 1 minute, then extinguish by pouring in the red wine. Add sugar. Blend flour with some of the liquid, add to dish, stir till thickened. Serve hot, garnish with finely chopped parsley and mashed potatoes. Serves 6

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