Coq au Vin Blanc (Chicken in White Wine)
This coq au vin blanc recipe shows a great way of making succulent chicken with mushrooms cooked in white wine and a splash of cream.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 4-5 strips of bacon/pancetta chopped
- 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 8 chicken pieces on the bone thighs and legs
- 250 g /2 cups Cremini mushrooms whole or halved
- 500 ml /2/3 of a bottle of dry white wine such as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc
- 250 ml /1 cup double/whipping cream
- salt & pepper to taste
- handful flat leaf chopped parsley
Instructions
- Cook bacon or pancetta in a tablespoon of olive oil. Skip oil if bacon is too fatty. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Salt and pepper the chicken pieces and brown them in bacon fat over medium-high heat. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Cook chopped onion over low heat for 5-7 minutes, add garlic when the onion is tender and translucent and cook for 1 minute longer. Remove cooked onion and garlic to the same plate as chicken and bacon.
- Add mushrooms to the pan and brown them for 3-5 minutes over medium-high heat. Return chicken, onion, garlic and bacon to the pan, pour wine all over, bring to a boil, then lower the heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes.
- Add cream and simmer for 10 minutes longer. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 506kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 20gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 568mgPotassium: 511mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 740IUVitamin C: 3.7mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1.3mg
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