Coq Au Vin

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Coq Au Vin Ingredients

1 Chicken; (4 to 5 pound)	; cheesecloth)
8 c Burgundy wine	2 tb Vegetable oil
2 lg Onions; quartered	1 tb Cognac
3 md Carrots; quartered	Salt and pepper
2 Garlic cloves	2 tb Pork blood; (or 2
1 Strip country bacon; (about	; cornstarch)
; divided (3 inch)	1 lb Button mushrooms; quartered
1 Bouquet garni; (1 sprig	1 pt Pearl onions; blanched and
; sprig parsley, 1	8 sl Baguettes; for croutons
; bay leaf, 1 celery	4 Cloves garlic
; stalk tied in a	2 tb Olive oil

Instructions for Coq Au Vin

Place chicken, wine, vegetables, garlic, half of the bacon and bouquet garni in a large bowl. Cover and marinate in refrigerator overnight. Remove chicken from marinade, being sure to reserve the marinade for later use. Pat dry the chicken with a towel, and in a casserole dish or heavy bottomed pot, heat oil and sear chicken until golden brown. Next add bacon from marinade to chicken and cook until just brown. Discard the bouquet garni and vegetables from the marinade and strain. Add the cognac to the chicken and flambe, and then add the marinade. Simmer until the chicken is tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. With a ladle or spoon, remove all excess fat from the sauce. Next thicken the sauce. If using blood, do not boil, but simmer gently. If using cornstarch, first mix it with water and create a slurry, add it to the sauce and bring to a boil. In a separate pan, saute mushrooms and onions in bacon or duck fat until brown. Julienne remaining half of the bacon and sear until brown. Make croutons: toast 8 slices of baguette, rub with garlic and drizzle with olive oil. To serve, heat chicken and vegetables in sauce. Garnish with mushrooms, onions, bacon, and garlic. Converted by MC_Buster. Per serving: 4131 Calories (kcal); 290g Total Fat; (64% calories from fat); 275g Protein; 92g Carbohydrate; 1358mg Cholesterol; 1945mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 36 Lean Meat; 17 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 35 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Recipe by: COOKING LIVE PRIMETIME SHOW #CP0042 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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