Coq Au Vin

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 4 ounces bacon
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 3/4 cup finely chopped carrot
• 3/4 cup finely chopped mixed mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

Recipe

• 1 make a marinade of the wine, salt, pepper, bay leaf. chop the chicken into pieces (large) add marinade and cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 2 cook bacon until crispy over medium-high heat; remove bacon and fat, leaving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan. add onions, carrots and mushrooms to a pan and cook over medium heat, stirring browned bits from bottom, about 15 minutes. remove vegetables from pan.
• 3 drain marinade from chicken and reserve, discarding bay leaf. coat chicken in flour. add 1 ½ tablespoons oil to pan, and brown chicken in pan over medium. add remaining oil if needed.
• 4 add broth, tomato paste and reserved marinade. bring to boil; add vegetables. reduce heat; cover and simmer 45 minutes. crumble bacon on top of each serving.