Coq au Vin for Two | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 (10-ounce) chicken leg quarters, trimmed
• 1 teaspoon table salt, divided
• ½ teaspoon pepper, divided
• 2 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
• 2 shallots, halved through root end
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley