Country-Style Coq Au Vin Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 700 g chicken (pieces, legs and wings)
  • 10 g salt
  • 3 g pepper
  • 100 g bacon
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g onions (pearl onion if possible)
  • 3 tbsp cognac
  • 150 g mushrooms (white button mushroom)
  • 25 g butter
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1/4 tsp thyme (dried )
  • 1/4 tsp rosemary (fresh )
  • 1/4 tsp clove (or two cloves)
  • 2 garlic cloves

Directions:

  1. Cut chicken meat into 5-6 cm pieces and season well.
  2. Peal onion and mince it. Cut bacon into small slices.
  3. Melt 50 g butter and 1 tablespoon oil in casserole. Add the bacon and onion and fry until golden. Remove and drain thoroughly.
  4. Brown the pieces of chicken (cockerel) in the fat in the casserole, turning them over several times. Return the bacon and onion to the casserole.
  5. Heat the Cognac, pour into casserole and ignite. Beware of the flame! Pour 400 ml red wine into casserole, a “bouquet garni” (parsley, bay leaf, rosemary, thyme and cloves) and two crushed garlic cloves. Bring slowly to the boil, cover and simmer for 60 minutes.
  6. In the meantime: Thinly slice 150 g mushrooms. Fry them in 25 g butter for 15 minutes and add to the casserole. Continue cooking for another 20-25 minutes.
  7. Few minutes before serving, cream 50 g butter with 1 tablespoon flour. Gradually stir in a little cooking liquid from the casserole, and then pour the mixture slowly into the casserole.
  8. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, than (this is optional) add 3 tablespoons of cockerel blood and allow to thicken, without boiling, for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve with potatoes or pasta.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 444.96 Kcal (1863 kJ)
Calories from fat 295.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.8g 50%
Cholesterol 120.59mg 40%
Sodium 660.75mg 28%
Potassium 366.7mg 8%
Total Carbs 6.15g 2%
Sugars 1.89g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.96g 4%
Protein 18.59g 37%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 32.5mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 201.24 Kcal (843 kJ)
Calories from fat 133.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.83g 50%
Cholesterol 54.54mg 40%
Sodium 298.84mg 28%
Potassium 165.85mg 8%
Total Carbs 2.78g 2%
Sugars 0.85g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.43g 4%
Protein 8.41g 37%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 7%
Calcium 14.7mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.4
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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