Epicurean Diva | Coq au Vin

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 “minced” garlic cloves
• 3 “peeled” whole carrots (cut into pieces)
• 2 whole large chickens (cut into pieces)
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 bottle of a fine red cooking wine
• 1 “diced” fresh tomato
• 12 “peeled” small onions
• 1/2 pound mushrooms (button mushrooms work well)
• 6 “cooked” bacon slices and cut into bits (lardons)
• 1 bouquet of fresh herbs, bay leaf, parsley & thyme (bouquet garni)