Coq au vin

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
12 shallots6 chicken breasts225g baconhead of garlicbottle red winesalt, pepperbouquet garni1oz butter/margarine1oz flour
Directions
serves 6

-Peel shallots, fry whole for 5 mins in the oil, then add whole button mushrooms, chopped garlic and chopped bacon and cook for 5 mins more then remove them from pan.
-Sear/flashfry/brown the chicken breasts in the leftover oil.
-Re-add the mushrooms,shallots garlic and bacon and add the bottle of red wine
-Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30-45 mins
-Towards the end of cooking time, mix the butter and flour together with your fingers to make a sort of roux (beurre manie) and once the flour and butter and well mixed in, add the pot and cook for ten more mins to add thickness and a bit of extra flavour.

Serve with mashed potatoes or rice or roasted root veg - up to you:-)

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHAUNAGUS.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 346.9
  • Total Fat: 7.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 4.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 2.1 g

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