Coq au Vin Recipe – Classic French Chicken in Red Wine Sauce

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil, (divided)
• 4 oz diced pancetta ((or bacon))
• 8 bone-in, (skin-on chicken thighs (about 4 lbs/1.8 kg), trimmed of excess skin (see note))
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 large yellow onion, (roughly chopped)
• 4 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped)
• ¼ cup Cognac
• 2½ cups red wine, (preferably Burgundy or Pinot Noir)
• 2½ cups chicken broth
• 1½ tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1½ teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves ((or 1 teaspoon dried))
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 large carrots, (peeled and cut into ½-in (13-mm) chunks on the bias)
• 8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (softened)
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour