Coq Au Vin

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 slices thick-cut smoked bacon, chopped (this part was yummy, more next time)
• 18 pearl onions
• 8 oz button mushrooms
• olive oil for frying (optional)
• 6 chicken legs (ie, 6 leg+thigh pairs. We used 14 single legs for a double recipe but 6 leg+thigh pairs seems good.)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, diced (we used 3/2 carrots, but they were small)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed (more is better!)
• 1 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups red Burgundy wine (too much for merrrrr, try half wine, half broth next time)
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• Boquet garni (we skipped this)
• Salt and freshly ground pepper (we used 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper for two recipes! maybe next do half the pepper)
• Chopped fresh parsley for garnish (we also skipped this)
• 1/2 cup cornstarch and extra chicken broth (to wet the cornstarch)