California Farm Cast Iron Chicken Coq-au-Vin Dinner

Name: California Farm Cast Iron Chicken Coq-au-Vin Dinner
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Whole chicken, 6 pounds, cut in 4 pieces: 2 leg quarters, 2 breast quarters; 4 strips cured bacon, chopped in bite size pieces; 8 shiitake mushrooms,sliced; 4 shallots, cut in rings; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 4 Tbs brandy; 2 Tbs flour; 1 Tsp corn starch; 2 strong california bay leaves; 1 bouquet garni, fresh or dried; 1/2 cup white cooking wine; 1/2 cup chicken broth; Tsp cracked mild peppercorns; Tsp sea salt if desired, (cured bacon has salt already)

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

A French classic dish, you set a chicken on fire……… simply quarter a whole chicken, brown in a cast iron pot in butter, pour brandy over, boil and light with a match when the alcohol evaporates, then simmer in wine and chicken broth with mushrooms with shallots and bacon bits.

Get ready to serve this meal as soon as your guests arrive, the smell is irresistible.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Get ready to serve this meal as soon as your guests arrive, the smell is irresistible.

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Ingredients

An hour and a half

4 people

Whole chicken, 6 pounds, cut in 4 pieces: 2 leg quarters, 2 breast quarters
4 stripscured bacon, chopped in bite size pieces
California Farm Dry Cured Bacon
8shiitake mushrooms,sliced
4shallots, cut in rings
4garlic cloves, crushed
4 Tbsbrandy
2 Tbsflour
1 Tspcorn starch
2strong california bay leaves
1bouquet garni, fresh or dried
California Farm Bouquet Garni Herbs
1/2 cupwhite cooking wine
California Farm Made Pinot Grigio Cooking Wine
1/2 cupchicken broth
Tspcracked mild peppercorns
Tspsea salt if desired, (cured bacon has salt already)
Equipment: large cast iron dutch oven with lid
Cost: whole chicken $6, brandy & wine $1, other $3, per dinner $2.50

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Steps

An hour and a half

1

In cast iron dutch oven with lid, melt butter, quarter the whole chicken, brown chicken quarters on skin side only, 10 minutes.
2

Put browned chicken in pan on bed of chopped bacon, sliced mushrooms, sliced shallots, crushed garlic cloves, and laurel leaves, pour brandy over, bring to boil, light with match, watch till flames are out, 5 minutes. Hold lid of dutch oven ready in case you have a flare up flame to douse.
3

When brandy has burned off, add fresh or dried bouquet garni (see recipe), add chicken broth, wine, bring to boil, then simmer an hour with the lid on.
4

When fork tender, place chicken on a warm serving platter in warm oven. Boil down chicken sauce till thick, about 10 more minutes, dissolve 2 Tbs flour and Tsp of corn starch in 3 Tbs cold water, add to sauce to thicken, taste and add cracked peppercorns and/ or sea salt, drizzle over chicken on platter, serve.

Linked Recipes

California Farm Dry Cured Bacon

California Farm Bouquet Garni Herbs

California Farm Made Pinot Grigio Cooking Wine

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on April 24, 2023 23:57

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.