Coq Au Vin | Clip Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons good olive oil
• 4 ounces good bacon or pancetta, diced
• 1 3 to 4-pound chicken, cut in 8ths
• 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 pound carrots, cut diagonally in 1-inch pieces
• 1 yellow onion, sliced
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup Cognac or good brandy
• 1/2 bottle good dry red wine such as Burgundy
• 1 cup good chicken stock, preferably homemade
• 10 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1.5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 pound frozen small whole onions
• 1/2 pound cremini mushrooms, stems removed and thickly sliced