Coq Au Vin

A delicious Coq Au Vin that is quick and easy to prepare and is the perfect comfort food served with some creamy mashed potato and crisp green beans or the vegetables of your choice. I usually make this with chicken pieces as they are often on special more often than marylands.

COOKING TIME: 30 minutes

PREP TIME:15 minutes

4 chicken marylands, cut in half or a mix of chicken pieces
salt & pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium red onion, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tsp plain flour
1 cup mushrooms, cut in half
1 cup reduced salt chicken stock
500 ml dry red wine
1 bay leaf
3 sprigs fresh thyme

2 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped
Mashed potato and steamed green beans to serve

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in large saucepan over high heat. Add the chicken, skin side down and brown well, for about 10 minutes turning once. Remove to a plate and set aside.

Return pan to medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add carrot and garlic and cook for another 3 minutes.

Add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add mushrooms, stock, wine, chicken and herbs and reduce heat to low simmer. Cook for 12 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and liquid is thick and saucy. Discard bay leaf and thyme.

To serve, place 1 leg and 1 thigh on each plate with a mound of mashed potato and spoon over sauce and vegetables.