Coq au Vin for Two

Name: Coq au Vin for Two
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 (10-ounce), chicken leg quarters, trimmed; 1 teaspoon, table salt, divided; ½ teaspoon, pepper, divided; 2 slices, bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces; , Extra-virgin olive oil; 8 ounces, cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered; 2 , shallots, halved through root end; 2 teaspoons, tomato paste; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons, all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme; 1 cup, chicken broth; ¼ cup, dry red wine; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh parsley

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2022

Building flavor in the skillet in batches eliminates extra steps, pans, and time.

SERVES2

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Julia Child helped introduce coq au vin, chicken stewed in red wine, to the American food consciousness in the early 1960s. While its ingredients are humble, the dish can require multiple steps and hours in the kitchen. To serve two, we nee...

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