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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 4 chicken thighs 4 chicken legs 2 cups full-bodied red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 8 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1/2-inch dice 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, if needed 1 medium onion, finely chopped 8 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 10 white pearl onions, peeled 1/2 pound small cremini mushrooms 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 tablespoons Cognac 1 chicken liver, coarsely chopped 2 bay leaves 5 fresh thyme sprigs
Gallery Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary Servings: 6 coq au vin with serving spoon
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Read the full recipe after the video.
Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary Servings: 6
Recipe Summary
Servings: 6
Servings: 6
6
coq au vin with serving spoon
coq au vin with serving spoon
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs 4 chicken legs 2 cups full-bodied red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 8 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1/2-inch dice 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, if needed 1 medium onion, finely chopped 8 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 10 white pearl onions, peeled 1/2 pound small cremini mushrooms 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 tablespoons Cognac 1 chicken liver, coarsely chopped 2 bay leaves 5 fresh thyme sprigs
Directions
Place chicken in a large bowl, and add wine. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Remove chicken from wine, and pat dry; reserve wine. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat until crisp, about 20 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate, leaving drippings in pot. (You should have 3 tablespoons; you may need to add oil.)
Raise heat to medium-high. Working in batches, cook chicken, flipping once, until golden, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Add onion to pot, and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook 2 minutes. Add pearl onions and mushrooms, and cook until brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in flour and tomato paste, and cook 2 minutes. Add Cognac, and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Return bacon and chicken to pot. Pour in reserved wine, and add chicken liver and herbs. Bring to a simmer. Cover, and place in oven until chicken has cooked through and vegetables are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Discard herbs, and skim fat from surface.
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Add Rating & Review 52 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 13 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 3
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Add Rating & Review 52 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 13 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 3
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52 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 13 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 3
52 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 13 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 3
52 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 13 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 3
5 star values: 17 4 star values: 13 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 3
Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 11/07/2019 You can't get the flavor of bacon in a kosher dish, but you can get some of the smoky flavor by using a tsp of sesame oil. A tsp of soy and some extra creminis chopped finely (or wild mushrooms) might give a little more umami to the dish to substitute for what's missing. Use a good red wine and don't skip the Cognac. Good luck. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 11/07/2019 Coq au vin and boeuf bourguignon are two of the best dishes in world cuisine. But since the wine is the most important flavoring in the dish, you must have a good tasting, full bodied red (Burgundy, if possible). If you don't want to spend a lot of money on an expensive wine, ask Trader Joe's to recommend one, or try an Aldi's wine. We have found some of the $3 wines to be quite drinkable. If it doesn't taste good, don't use it in this recipe. Good luck! Martha Stewart Member Rating: 5 stars 06/28/2019 Watched Martha's show on stews. The Coq au Vin is fantastic. Followed the directions and this dish did not disappoint. In the video, Martha served the thighs and legs on a bed of mashed potatoes. With the mashed potatoes this is a hearty dish. We added a simple salad and some roasted asparagus as sides. I prepared this dish to celebrate our 27th anniversary. I will serve it again soon. Thanks Martha! Martha Stewart Member Rating: 2 stars 06/30/2014 Eh...I wanted to love it, but it just didn't fly at our house. Followed the recipe exactly and we ended up with purple-brown chicken in brown sauce. It just didn't look appetizing and was really pretty heavy, even after spooning out the fat as Martha directed on her TV show on PBS. Maybe we just aren't fans of French cuisine. Disappointed because it took a lot of time to prep and the result was just okay. Threw the leftovers out. Oh well, I still love you, Martha! Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 08/05/2011 Decent recipe, not the best version I have ever tasted. Simpler version for home cooks, I will try Julia Child's version next time. It recommended removing the chicken from the juices using a fat separator, this helped cut the fat a lot. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 11/06/2008 To zippybk - Try turkey bacon, Just be sure to check the ingredient listing on the package to be sure it's all turkey. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 11/06/2008 What would you recommend I use instead of the bacon since I cook kosher? Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 05/28/2008 I've made this twice now and it's going to be a regular on our table. My husband LOVES it! The second time I "lightened"the recipe by cooking the bacon ahead of time and reserving only a tiny bit of bacon fat for cooking. We just found it too rich the 1st time. Also, I doubled the sauce ingredients the 2nd time and used all chicken thighs. It's FABULOUS! Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 01/02/2008 I loved this dish. I served it with mashed potatoes, and it was great cold weather comfort food. It would be a great thing to make on the weekend and heat up on a week night as I thought the sauce was even better the second day. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 12/27/2007 This is not just Chicken. It is wonderful! A real suprise. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 11/13/2007 I made this recipe recently when I came upon it in an issue of Martha Stewart Living. It was absolutely delicious and was a big hit at our house! The biggest thing to plan for is soaking the chicken overnight - otherwise, it's easy to prepare, and it spends most of the time cooking in the oven. It's scrumptuous!Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated 11/07/2019
You can’t get the flavor of bacon in a kosher dish, but you can get some of the smoky flavor by using a tsp of sesame oil. A tsp of soy and some extra creminis chopped finely (or wild mushrooms) might give a little more umami to the dish to substitute for what’s missing. Use a good red wine and don’t skip the Cognac. Good luck.
Rating: Unrated
Coq au vin and boeuf bourguignon are two of the best dishes in world cuisine. But since the wine is the most important flavoring in the dish, you must have a good tasting, full bodied red (Burgundy, if possible). If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on an expensive wine, ask Trader Joe’s to recommend one, or try an Aldi’s wine. We have found some of the $3 wines to be quite drinkable. If it doesn’t taste good, don’t use it in this recipe. Good luck!
Rating: 5 stars 06/28/2019
Watched Martha’s show on stews. The Coq au Vin is fantastic. Followed the directions and this dish did not disappoint. In the video, Martha served the thighs and legs on a bed of mashed potatoes. With the mashed potatoes this is a hearty dish. We added a simple salad and some roasted asparagus as sides. I prepared this dish to celebrate our 27th anniversary. I will serve it again soon. Thanks Martha!
Rating: 5 stars
Rating: 2 stars 06/30/2014
Eh…I wanted to love it, but it just didn’t fly at our house. Followed the recipe exactly and we ended up with purple-brown chicken in brown sauce. It just didn’t look appetizing and was really pretty heavy, even after spooning out the fat as Martha directed on her TV show on PBS. Maybe we just aren’t fans of French cuisine. Disappointed because it took a lot of time to prep and the result was just okay. Threw the leftovers out. Oh well, I still love you, Martha!
Rating: 2 stars
Rating: Unrated 08/05/2011
Decent recipe, not the best version I have ever tasted. Simpler version for home cooks, I will try Julia Child’s version next time. It recommended removing the chicken from the juices using a fat separator, this helped cut the fat a lot.
Rating: Unrated 11/06/2008
To zippybk - Try turkey bacon, Just be sure to check the ingredient listing on the package to be sure it’s all turkey.
What would you recommend I use instead of the bacon since I cook kosher?
Rating: Unrated 05/28/2008
I’ve made this twice now and it’s going to be a regular on our table. My husband LOVES it! The second time I “lightened"the recipe by cooking the bacon ahead of time and reserving only a tiny bit of bacon fat for cooking. We just found it too rich the 1st time. Also, I doubled the sauce ingredients the 2nd time and used all chicken thighs. It’s FABULOUS!
Rating: Unrated 01/02/2008
I loved this dish. I served it with mashed potatoes, and it was great cold weather comfort food. It would be a great thing to make on the weekend and heat up on a week night as I thought the sauce was even better the second day.
Rating: Unrated 12/27/2007
This is not just Chicken. It is wonderful! A real suprise.
Rating: Unrated 11/13/2007
I made this recipe recently when I came upon it in an issue of Martha Stewart Living. It was absolutely delicious and was a big hit at our house! The biggest thing to plan for is soaking the chicken overnight - otherwise, it’s easy to prepare, and it spends most of the time cooking in the oven. It’s scrumptuous!
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