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Coq Au Vin Recipe


Coq au Vin Recipe

Healthy Mediterranean Food

Ever wanted to have a
Coq au Vin Recipe but were too worried about the cholesterol laden calory count. All that butter and flour, all the fatty pimply chicken skin. Well, this recipe has been developed to give you all the flavour of the original French recipe, with a fraction of the calories.

Out goes the butter, out goes the flour, out goes the skin, out goes all that fatty bacon. In comes great olive oil, in comes wind dried (low fat) Chorizo, red peppers for Mediterranean flavour, and just a little cornflour(cornstarch) to thicken the sauce.

You really should try this on your friends, they'll be amazed at so much concentrated taste in such a healthy dish. All you have to do is follow the step-by-step instructions below (the pictures will help), to produce a
really healthy, hearty, Mediterranean Coq au Vin Recipe.

It's a lot easier than the original too.

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This is what you will need:

Ingredients for four people.

  • 4 Large chicken legs (skinned and cut in two).
  • 1 Large onion (roughly chopped).
  • 4 Large mushrooms (1" cubes).
  • 6 Cloves of garlic (finely chopped).
  • 6 Carrots (sliced on the diagonal).
  • 4 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
  • 1 Bouquet Garni of fresh herbs (thyme,rosemary,marjoram and 3 bayleaves).
  • 1 Hand full of flat leaf parsley (chopped).
  • 1 Decent bottle of red wine (don't worry too much about where it comes from - no-one will know the difference).
  • 1 Cup about 8Ozs. of chicken stock (use a good quality stock cube if you don't have any made up stock).
  • 1 or 2 teaspoons of cornflour (corn starch) slaked in a little cold water (to thicken the sauce).
  • 2ozs. Good quality Chorizo - sliced.
  • Salt and black pepper to taste.
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Now this is what you will do:

Method

1/. Place the chicken portions in a large frying pan (skillet) with two tablespoons of the Olive Oil.

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2/.Brown well on all sides. Transfer  to a deep sided pan with a lid.

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3/. Chop the onions, garlic, mushrooms and red pepper and add all (but the garlic) to your frying pan (skillet), with the rest of the oil.
4/. Brown it all well.

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5/. Add the garlic and cook for two minutes at a lower heat.
6/. Then add the Chorizo, most of the parsley, the bouquet garni and carrots, before transferring to the deep sided pan with the chicken.

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7/. Now add the wine and stock, bring to the boil and cook for 30 minutes (covered).
8/. Remove the lid and cook for a further 20 minutes.
9/. Transfer the chicken to an earthernware serving dish.
10/. Boil up the sauce and thicken with  the corn flour (corn starch).
11/. Check for seasoning and then, pour over the chicken and you are ready to serve.
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Sprinkle with the rest of the parsley and plate it up at the table.

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