Thursday, September 22, 2011

Coq au Vin or Chicken in Wine

This isn't real coq au vin.  It's a quick version from the Kitchn.

Note to readers: the dish is pronounced cock-oh-veh, not coke-ah-veen as I have been saying my entire life.



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This was one of only few ingredients I didn't have to substitute.



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I was supposed to start with a little bit of pancetta in a pan, but since I was using bacon bits...



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 I skipped ahead to the onions.



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Next came the chicken.  It was a little crowded because I don't own a dutch oven (but I hope to someday).



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I browned the chicken a kind of unevenly.



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Then I added the wine.




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Diced tomatoes instead of tomato paste.  (I thought it was tomato puree when I opened it.  The label fell off in transit to Brevig.)



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The recipe called for fresh thyme, but I used dried.

I also added some water with chicken bouillon (in place of chicken stock), crushed garlic, carrots, and the bacon.



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Simmered everything together, removed the chicken, added mushrooms, reduced the sauce, and ended up with this:

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A little French lesson and a yummy dinner.  What could be better?

2 comments:

Colleen Marie said...

But where did the bacon go?

Super Angie said...

Good call Colleen. I edited the post to include the bacon. :)