Fat Hen Coq Au Vin

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups kosher salt
• 4 cups red wine
• 1 gallon hot water
• 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion
• 1 1/2 cups peeled and coarsely chopped carrot
• 1 1/2 celery ribs, chopped
• 12 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup chopped shallots
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 tablespoon allspice
• 5 whole cloves
• 3/4 gallon ice
• 5 whole chickens
• 3 fluid ounces olive oil
• 2 mediun yellow onions, chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 10 garlic cloves
• 1 cup tomato paste
• 1 48-ounce can of diced tomatoes
• 1/2 gallon red wine
• 2 gallons chicken stock
• salt and pepper to taste
• 20 black pepper corns
• 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
• 1 bunch parsley
• 4 bay leaves