Recipe#8463

Title: Coq au Vin(Chicken Braised in Red Wine)

From: Sherilyn Schamber 
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 15:30:14 -0700 

   1                    chicken -- cut 9 pieces
   2      tbsp          unsalted butter
  10      oz            pearl onions -- peeled
   4      slices        bacon -- cut 1" pieces
   1      Tbsp          all-purpose flour
     3/4  c             chicken stock
   1                    bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, bay leaf) 
                        -- garlic optional
   2      c             red wine
                        salt and pepper
   1      Tbsp          red wine vinegar
Brown the chicken in the butter in a frying pan over moderate heat.  Place 
chicken in a heavy casserole.
Brown the onions and bacon in the frying pan and add to the chicken.
Remove all but 2 T ft from the pan.  Add the flour and stir well.
Add stock, bouquet garni, wine, salt and pepper.  Stir and pour over the 
chicken.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Add the red wine vinegar.  Degrease the sauce before serving.