Coq au Vin
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Serves
| 2 |
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Prep time
| 30 minutes |
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Cook time
| 1 hour |
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Total time
| 1 hour, 30 minutes |
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Meal type
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Main Dish
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Misc
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Serve Hot
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Region
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French
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1oz Butter
- 1 Large Chicken (Joint the Chicken into Drumsticks, Thighs and Breast)
- 4oz Button Mushrooms
- 4oz Button Onions or Shallots
- 4oz Gammon (Cut in to 1/4inch strips)
- 2 cloves Garlic (Crushed)
- 2 tablespoons Brandy
- 8fl oz Red Wine
- 1/2 pint Chicken Stock
- 1 packet Bouquet Garni
- 1oz Butter blended with 2 tbsp flour
- Salt and Black Pepper
- handful Chopped Parlsey (To Garnish)
- Quarter pint Water
Directions
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Step 1
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| Preheat the oven to 160C(325F/Gas 3) |
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Step 2
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| Put the butter and oil into a large saucepan and brown the chicken |
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Step 3
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| Add the gammon, baby onions, baby mushrooms and crushed garlic |
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Step 4
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| The pour over the brandy and set it alight |
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Step 5
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| Once the flames have died down then add the red wine, chicken stock, bouquet garni and seasoning to taske |
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Step 6
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| Cover the coq au vin then put in the preheated oven and cook slowly for 1 hour |
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Step 7
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| Once the hour is up, removed the dish from and remove the cooked chicken pieces onto a plate and keep warm |
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Step 8
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| Put the dish on a low heat and add the butter mixture to the sauce and season to taste |
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Step 9
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| Cook the sauce for several minutes then replace the chicken pieces to the sauce and stir |
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Step 10
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| Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with warm crunchy bread |
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