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1. Coq Au Vin Du Beaujolais 2. Epcot Food and Wine Festival, FRance (from F & W Festival cookbook) 3. Serves 4. 4. pounds bone-in chicken parts (breasts, wings, drumsticks, thighs) 5. 1/2 tsp coarse salt 6. 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper 7. 1/2 ounces salt-pork fat 8. tbsp butter 9. pearl onions, peeled 10. 1/4 pound whole mushrooms, washed and stems trimmed 11. tbsp flour 12. garlic clove, peeled and crushed 13. ml-size bottle of Beaujolais wine 14. sprigs fresh thyme or 2 tsp dried 15. sprigs fresh parsley or 2 tsp. dried 16. dried bay leaves 17. to 11/2 cups chicken stock 18. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and set aside. 19. Cut the pork fat into 1/2 -inch cubes and place in small skillet. Cover with cold water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and pat the cubes dry with paper towels. 20. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 21. In a large, ovenproof pan, heat butter, pork fat, and pearl onions over medium-high heat on the stove top. When onions are golden brown, remove them and the pork fat with a slotted spoon and set aside. 22. In the same butter, cook the mushrooms over high heat until slightly brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside with the onions. 23. Saute the chicken in the same pan, over high heat until brown, about 3 minutes on each side until brown. Sprinkle the chicken with flour and place uncovered in the oven for 5 minutes. 24. Remove chicken from the oven and reduce heat to 250 degrees. Add the garlic to the chicken and stir for 1 minute. 25. Return to the stove top, add wine, and bring to a boil, stirring continuously. 26. Add herbs, onions, pork fat, and mushrooms. Add stock if necessary to cover the meat completely. Cover the pan with a lid or foil and bake in oven for 11/2 hours. 27. Remove from oven, place chicken in a serving dish, strain sauce to remove vegetables, discard fresh herbs, and set aside. Taste sauce, adding salt and pepper if desired. If you prefer a thicker sauce, return to stovetop over medium heat. Knead together 1 TBSP butter and 1 TBSP flour and stir into sauce, whisking for 4 to 5 min. 28. Serve the chicken, onion and mushrooms with the sauce and vegetables poured over it, accompanied by potatoes, rice or hot buttered noodles. |
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