Name: Coq au vin
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 750 grams (1½ pounds) spring onions; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 6 rindless bacon slices (390g), chopped coarsely; 310 grams (10½ ounces) button mushrooms; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 8 chicken thigh fillets (880g); 1/4 cup (35g) plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 cups (500ml) dry red wine; 1 1/2 cups (375ml) chicken stock; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 3 bay leaves; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

Richly flavoured with bacon, mushroom, garlic, and wine – this authentic French stew is a classic winter warmer.

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Ingredients

750 grams (1½ pounds) spring onions

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

6 rindless bacon slices (390g), chopped coarsely

310 grams (10½ ounces) button mushrooms

2 cloves garlic, crushed

8 chicken thigh fillets (880g)

1/4 cup (35g) plain (all-purpose) flour

2 cups (500ml) dry red wine

1 1/2 cups (375ml) chicken stock

2 tablespoons tomato paste

3 bay leaves

4 sprigs fresh thyme

2 sprigs fresh rosemary

Method

1.Trim green ends from onions, leaving about 4cm (1½ inches) of stem attached; trim roots.

2.Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in large frying pan; cook onions, stirring, until browned all over. Remove from pan.

3.Cook bacon, mushrooms and garlic in same pan, stirring, until bacon is crisp. Remove from pan.

4.Coat chicken in flour; shake off excess. Heat remaining oil in same pan; cook chicken, in batches, until browned all over. Remove from pan; drain on absorbent paper.

5.Return chicken to pan with wine, stock, paste, bay leaves, herbs, onions and bacon mixture. Bring to the boil; reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, about 35 minutes or until chicken is tender and sauce has thickened slightly.

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