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Coq au Vin in the Slow Cooker How to Make it Perfectly
Coq au Vin – a classic of French cooking. Here we use the convenience of the slow cooker so you can come home to a house full of magnificent aromas, all ready to eat. Crock pot cooking is forgiving and an 8 hour cook won’t make any discernible difference to the dish.
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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4people | 20minutes |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 6hours | 15minutes |
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Ingredients
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 2slices baconthick and chopped into pieces
- salt, ground sea
- black pepper, ground
- 1 whole chickencut into 10 pieces or chicken pieces (on the bone)
- 20 onions, babyor 4 onions, quartered
- 1/2lb mushrooms, freshsliced or button mushrooms
- 2 carrotschopped
- 2sticks celerychopped
- 4tbsp flour, all purpose (plain)or corn flour for GF
- 1cup chicken stock
- 2cups dry red wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 2sprigs thyme, fresh
- 2sprigs parsley
- 2cloves garliccrushed
- 1tbsp tomato paste
- 3tbsp parsleyadditional, to garnish
Instructions
- In a heavy-based frypan or pot over a medium heat, place the olive oil. Add the bacon and cook, stirring until brown, about 2 minutes. Reserve the bacon.
- Season the chicken pieces and divide into two batches. Place the first batch in the bacon drippings. Cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes and drain on kitchen paper. Repeat with the second batch, again draining on kitchen paper. To the pan drippings, add the onions and toss for 2 minutes before adding the mushrooms, carrots and celery. Toss for a further 2 minutes.
- Place the browned vegetables and chicken in the crock pot. Meanwhile add the flour to the pan drippings and cook until lightly browned about 3 to 5 minutes. Gradually add in the chicken stock and red wine until smooth. Pour the red wine sauce over the chicken and vegetables in the crock pot.
- Add the herbs, garlic and tomato paste to the crock pot. Stir to combine and set on the low setting for 6 to 8 hours. Turn off and allow to sit for 15 minutes before serving. Serve, garnished with parsley.
Recipe Notes
https://compassandfork.com/recipe/coq-au-vin-in-the-slow-cooker/
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https://compassandfork.com/recipe/coq-au-vin-in-the-slow-cooker/ |