Coq au Vin
This is a delightful Chicken in Red Wine recipe that is easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 kg of Chicken pieces.
3 slices of Bacon.
4 Spring Onions chopped.
4 small Onions sliced.
Some Olive oil for frying.
250g of button Mushrooms.
2 cloves of Garlic crushed.
1 tablespoon of dried Thyme.
8 small Potatoes, scrubbed and halved.
1 cup of Red Wine.
1 cup of Chicken Stock.
A small bunch of Parsley finely chopped.
Simmering time on the stove: 10 minutes
Thermal cooking time: A minimum of 1 hour
Method:
1. Fry the chicken pieces until well browned on all sides.
2. Remove these and place them to one side.
3. In the same pan brown the bacon and spring onions and then remove them to one side.
4. Place the onions, mushrooms and garlic into the saucepan.
5. Add the chicken, bacon, spring onion, salt and pepper to taste, thyme, potatoes, wine and stock.
6. Bring the contents to the boil with the lid on and then turn down the heat to simmer for 10 minutes on low.
7. Turn off the heat and transfer the pot into the vacuum insulated outer container and close the lid.
8. Leave to Thermal cook for a minimum of one hour.