Chicken Braised In Red Wine

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 chicken, cut up into 8 pieces
• 1 cup pearl onion
• 4 ounces thick sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch strips
• 16 ounces button mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 cups chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 heat half the butter in a heavy pot. season chicken with salt and pepper, add to pot, and cook, turning until browned.
• 2 add onions and bacon and cook until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. add mushrooms and garlic, and cook a few more minutes, turning them in the juices.
• 3 stir the flour into the browned butter and cook for one minute. add the tomato paste, wine, and sugar; stir well and bring to a boil.
• 4 lower heat to barely simmering and let braise gently until chicken is cooked. (approximately 50 minutes).
• 5 lift out chicken pieces and vegetables onto serving dish.
• 6 transfer batches of cooking liquid and any trimmings left in pan to a blender. add the remaining butter and blend. taste for seasoning. serve with chicken.