Coq Au Vin Recipe - Recipezazz.com

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (5-6 pounds, cut into 8 pieces)
• 1 onion, preferably Vidalia, coarsely chopped
• 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed, plus 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine, preferably Pinot Noir
• 6 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into lardons
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cup chicken stock (or broth plus more if needed)
• bouquet garni (3 sprigs of thyme, 3 sprigs flat-leaf parsley, 1 bay leaf, tied together in cheesecloth)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 sprig thyme, for seasoning
• 1 sprig flat-leaf parsley, for seasoning
• 1 bay leaf, for seasoning
• 10 white button mushrooms (cleaned & trimmed, halved or quartered if large)
• 16 to 24 pearl onions (4 for each person, trimmed and peeled)