Traditional French Coq au Vin Recipe | Arla UK

Ingredients

• 1 cockerel or large free-range chicken (approx. 2 ¼ kg)
• 125 g diced bacon
• 25 g butter
• 20 peeled pearl onions
• 250 g cleaned mushrooms
• 2 tbsp wheat flour
• ½ l red wine, for example, Cabernet Sauvignon
• 300 ml chicken stock
• 2 small garlic cloves in half
• 50 ml fresh thyme leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ tsp coarse salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 25 g cold butter in cubes
• 2 dl coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• Mashed potatoes, rice, or whole grain sandwich bread