Best Coq Au Vin For Two Recipes

COQ AU VIN FOR TWO

Steps:

• Mix the flour, poultry seasoning. and salt substitute in a plastic bag. put chicken in, shake to coat. Set aside.
• In a small container, mix the wine, broth, thyme, and paprika. Set aside.
• In a frying pan, cook the bacon until crisp. Do not drain the fat. remove bacon, let cool, and crumble. save the bacon bits for later.
• Braise the chicken in the frying pan until well browned on all sides. if necessary (and it should be), add butter as bacon fat gets absorbed by the flour coating. Remove chicken to baking dish.
• Put mushrooms, onions, and bacon bits into frying pan. Saute until mushrooms are soft and onions are slightly browned.
• Pour in the wine/broth mixture. De-glaze the bottom of the frying pan to get all the yummy bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook while stirring until liquid is reduced by half.
• Pour mixture from pan over the chicken in the baking dish.
• Bake at 325 for 45 minutes.
• Serve over egg noodles or rice.

SKILLET COQ AU VIN (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to bowl. Add pearl onions to drippings in skillet; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until browned. Transfer to another bowl.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place skin side down in skillet; cook over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until browned on both sides. Remove from skillet. Add onion and mushrooms to skillet; cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add garlic, tomato paste and thyme; cook and stir 1 minute. Add flour; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in red wine and broth; heat to boiling. Add the browned chicken and bacon, spooning some of the sauce over top of chicken. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes, turning chicken once halfway through, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F). Stir browned pearl onions and butter into sauce; cook until heated through. Garnish with chopped parsley, and serve.

COQ AU VIN

Steps:

• Mix flour, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture.
• Cook bacon in 12-inch skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; set aside. Cook chicken in bacon fat over medium heat about 15 minutes or until brown on all sides.
• Move chicken to one side of skillet; add onions and mushrooms to other side. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender. Drain fat from skillet.
• Crumble bacon. Stir bacon and remaining ingredients into vegetables. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 35 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove bouquet garni; skim off excess fat.