Coq au Vin Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 ounces sliced bacon
• 4 pounds chicken quarters (legs with thighs attached), excess fat trimmed
• 20 peeled pearl onions or 1 large yellow onion, sliced
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups red wine (pinot noir, Burgundy, or zinfandel)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 fresh parsley sprigs
• 8 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and sliced or quartered
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish