Making a classic coq au vin, that quintessential French dish, can often be a time-consuming process. Typical recipes call for fetching a older chicken (usually a rooster) from your butcher, to be slow cooked with more than a bottle’s worth of good red wine. In search of a method a bit more weekday friendly, we found this recipe from All Recipes, that has satisfied our coq au vin fix.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 cups red wine
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 onion
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup water
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken parts with salt, pepper and garlic powder and saute until lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Place wine in a shallow dish or bowl. Dip chicken pieces into wine, one at a time, and return to skillet. Add any remaining wine, stock and onions, stir together and reduce heat to medium.
Cover skillet and cook for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside. In a small bowl, mix together cornstarch and water and add mixture to sauce to thicken; cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes and serve.
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