Coq Au Vin

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (2 -3 lb) roasting chickens, cut up
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 lb bacon, chopped finely
• 3/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 1/2 cups dry red wine
• 1/2 lb sliced mushrooms

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large saute pan or stock pot. add the bacon, onion, carrot and garlic; brown lightly. push vegetables aside and brown the chicken.
• 2 stir in the flour and herbs, then add the wine. simmer on low heat for 1 hour, covered.
• 3 during the last 5 minutes of cooking add the mushrooms. skim off the excess fat and serve.