Coq Au Vin, The Easy Way

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 lbs chicken pieces, washed and dried thoroughly
• 3 large onions, peeled and quartered
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 6 medium carrots, peeled (cut them into large pieces if you don't want whole carrots in the dish)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups sherry wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup mushroom, chopped
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 add chicken pieces and brown on all sides.
• 3 remove chicken and drain on paper towels.
• 4 add onions, garlic and carrots to skillet, and let brown slightly.
• 5 push vegetables to one side and sprinkle in flour, stirring constantly.
• 6 gradually stir in sherry.
• 7 add bay leaf, parsley, thyme and mushrooms.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.
• 9 reduce heat to low and return chicken to pan.
• 10 cover and simmer about 45 minutes, or until chicken is tender, adding more sherry if needed.
• 11 remove bay leaf before serving.