Rooster in Wine Sauce (Coq au vin)

Rooster cooked in red wine is a traditional French dish. The older the rooster, the better the dish.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 35 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 90 minutes
  • Difficulty: 2
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 piece Meat, chicken, thighs

  • 0.5 l Alcohol, Wine, Red

  • 140 g Meat, pork, smoked bacon

  • 250 g Mushrooms, mushrooms, fresh

  • 12 pieces Shallot

  • 3 pods Garlic, fresh

  • 2 piece Carrot, fresh

  • 30 ml Oil, plant, sunflower

  • 25 g Butter, unsalted

  • 2 twigs Thyme, fresh

  • 1 piece Spices, bay (leaves)

  • 3 twigs Parsley, fresh

  • 1 teaspoon Salt, table

  • 0.25 teaspoons Spices, pepper, black

Steps

  1. Peel the garlic and crush it with a knife. Take the pieces of meat out of the marinade and dry them. Reserve the marinade.

  2. Heat oil in a pan and brown the pieces of meat on all sides. Remove the meat from the pan and set it aside on a plate. Add the garlic to the pan and quickly sauté it. Transfer the meat, marinade, and garlic to a larger pot, season with salt and pepper. Place the pot on the stove, wait for the wine to boil, then cover and simmer on moderate heat for 1 hour.

  3. Clean and wash the mushrooms and cut them into quarters. Peel the remaining shallots and halve them. Cut the bacon into cubes. Heat butter in a pan and sauté the bacon, shallots, and mushrooms for 10 minutes.

  4. When the meat is cooked, add the bacon, shallots, and mushrooms, stir, and cook while stirring for another 2 or 3 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. Add parsley when the dish is ready. Serve on plates with potatoes.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 120.39 kcal
  • Fat: 6.11 g
    • Saturated Fat: 2.12 g
  • Carbohydrates: 6.76 g
    • Sugars: 0.35 g
  • Protein: 3.23 g
  • Fiber: 0.29 g

Advice

Instead of a rooster, you can use one or two chickens (total weight 1.5 kg).