Coq Au Vin – French Chicken in Wine Made Healthy
French Coq Au Vin is Chicken in Wine made the healthy way. This classic French chicken dish has been given a healthy makeover. It still however has a rich, deep flavour.
Coq au vin is a classic French stew in which chicken is braised slowly in red wine and a little brandy to yield a supremely rich sauce filled with tender meat, mushrooms and burnished pearl onions.
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231 calories
34g protein 13g carbs 4g fat
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Coq au Vin
231 calories
34g protein 13g carbs 4g fat
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken breast
- 96 gr champignon mushrooms, cut to quarters
- 1 sliced carrot
- 1 strip sliced celery
- 1 sliced leek
- 4 cups red wine
- ½ tsp allspice
- 3 dried bay leaves
- ½ tbsp thyme
- 10 spring chopped parsley
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 100 gr shallot
- ½ cup whole grain wheat flour
- ½ cup brandy
Instructions
- Boil shallot in water for 15 minutes till soft and set aside.
- Place the chicken, vegetables except for the shallot, spices and wine into a canister, cover and place in fridge for 8 hours.
- Remove the chicken and dry with paper towel.
- Coat chicken in flour.
- Filter out the vegetables, keep wine and vegetables in separate containers.
- Add olive oil to cooking pot and cook the chicken until golden.
- Add brandy to the pot and inflame chicken up to a minute.
- Remove chicken.
- Add vegetables and cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Add wine and the chicken and bring to a boil, lower heat and cover pot for 45 minutes.
- To reduce fluids, remove cover and put on high heat for 5 minutes
- Remove from stove and add parsley and shallot.