Coq au Vin (The Best) | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, about 4 lb (1.8 kg), cut into 8 pieces
• 2 cups (500 ml) red wine
• 1 thyme sprig
• 1 rosemary sprig
• 6 tbsp (80 g) butter, softened
• 1/4 lb (115 g) smoked slab bacon, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) tomato paste
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) Cognac or brandy
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 lb (225 g) white mushrooms, quartered
• 6 oz (170 g) pearl onions, peeled and blanched
• 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped