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Recipes » Ingredient » Chicken & Poultry » Classic Coq Au Vin Recipe

Classic Coq Au Vin Recipe

Posted on November 13, 2020 By Chef Billy Parisi

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Learn how to make this classic French recipe for coq au vin that is slow-cooked with vegetables and mushrooms in a delicious wine broth.

Ever since culinary school, I’m such a sucker for classic French food.  If you are the same then definitely check out my Chicken Fricassee or onion soup.

bowl of coq au vin with carrots and mushrooms

Coq Au Vin

Coq au vin translates from French to English as a rooster in wine.  While roosters are a little hard to find in America, the female hen is most often used in this recipe here.  The process of this recipe is marinated and seared chicken that is then braised with vegetables in wine and stock.

This recipe isn’t all that difficult to do and if you are interested in the culinary arts, you will hone your skills since it requires chicken fabrication, pan-searing, cutting and chopping, and braising.

What Wine Do You Use?

Coq au vin is classically cooked in red wine.  If perhaps you’ve seen it cooked with white wine, it is better known as coq au vin blanc.  Here are some great wines to use for this recipe:

  • Burgundy
  • Beaujolais
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz

How to Make It

Follow these simple instructions for how to make this amazing coq au vin recipe:

Marinate the fabricated chicken with some onions, celery, carrots, garlic, red wine, cognac, olive oil, salt, and pepper overnight in the refrigerator.

marinating chicken in a plastic bag with wine and vegetables

Remove the chicken from the marinade, discard the marinade, and season the chicken with salt and pepper, and set aside.

red wine marinated chicken breast

Cook some bacon lardons in a Dutch oven pot until crispy brown and then set them to the side.

cooked crispy bacon lardons

Roast the chicken in the Dutch oven with rendered bacon fat until browned on all sides.  Set the chicken aside.

red wine cooked chicken in a pot

Next, sauté the carrots, onions, and garlic just until lightly browned, about 4 minutes, and then mix with flour to create a roux.

cooked carrots and onions in a pot

Add in the wine, bouquet garni, stock, salt, and pepper and mix until combined.

wine, broth, and herbs in a pot

Place the chicken back into the pot, place on a lid, and simmer over low heat for 90 minutes.

red wine marinated and cooked chicken in chicken stock in a pot

With about 15 minutes left in the cooking process, pan sear some mushrooms along with pearl onions until browned and then add them to the coq au vin and serve.

sautéed mushrooms in a pan

What to Serve It With

There are several things you can serve coq au vin here and here are some classics as well as my favorites:

  • Egg Noodles
  • Mashed Potatoes
  • Rice
  • Bread
  • Cous Cous

Recipe Chef Notes + Tips

Make-Ahead: While this recipe is fantastic as soon as it’s done, you can make this recipe up to 1 day ahead of time by reheating before serving.

How to Reheat: Plate the coq au vin in a pot with a lid and cook over low heat until hot, about 20 minutes.

How to Store: Place covered in a refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.  Thaw for 1 day in the refrigerator before reheating.

You can use thick-cut bacon or regular cut if you’d prefer.

Celery is also a great addition when braising the chicken.

Other herbs you can use in your bouquet garni are rosemary or chervil.

You may use just chicken breasts, thighs, drums, or any combination of each of these.

When searing the chicken you may have to do it in batches if your pot is not big enough.

coq au vin in a cocotte with bread

More Chicken Recipes

  • Thai Drunken Noodles
  • Jerk Chicken
  • General Tso
  • Chicken Tinga
  • Piccata

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bowl of coq au vin with carrots and mushrooms
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Classic Coq Au Vin Recipe

Learn how to make this classic French recipe for coq au vin that is slow-cooked with vegetables and mushrooms in a delicious wine broth.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time2 hrs
Marinating Time12 hrs
Course: Main
Cuisine: French
Servings: 4
Calories: 1053kcal
Author: Chef Billy Parisi

Ingredients

For the Marinade:

  • 2 roughly chopped stalks of celery
  • 2 peeled and roughly chopped carrots
  • 3 smashed garlic cloves
  • 1 peeled and roughly chopped yellow onion
  • 1 fabricated whole chicken
  • 2 cups red wine
  • ¼ cup cognac
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • sea salt and pepper to taste

For the Chicken:

  • 6 strips chopped thick-cut bacon
  • 1 peeled small diced yellow onion
  • 4 peeled thickly sliced carrots
  • 2 finely minced garlic cloves
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 leek peeled
  • 1 small bunch of flat-leaf parsley
  • 4-6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 5 cups beef or chicken stock
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cups button mushrooms sliced in half
  • 1 cup peeled pearl onions
  • sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • For the Marinade: Place the celery, carrots, garlic, onions, chicken, red wine, cognac, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a plastic zip bag and mix until all of the ingredients are combined, and the chicken is completely coated in the marinade. Place in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 4-6 hours.
  • Remove the chicken from the marinade, discard the marinade, and season the chicken lightly on both sides with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • For the Chicken: Add the bacon to a large Dutch Oven Pot over medium-high heat and cook until crisp and browned.
  • Set the cooked bacon lardons aside and then add in the chicken and sear until golden brown, about 4-6 minutes per side.
  • Set the chicken aside, remove ½ of the oil in the pot and then quickly sauté the carrots, onions, and garlic quickly for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the flour until combined to make a roux.
  • Pour in the wine and add in the leek, parsley, and thyme bouquet garni (watch video), the stock, salt, and pepper, and the pan-seared chicken.
  • Add on the lid and cook over low heat for about 90 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and tender.
  • With about 15 minutes left in the cooking process add the olive oil to a large sauté pan over high heat and add in the mushrooms and pearl onions and cook for 5-7 minutes or until lightly caramelized.
  • Transfer the mushrooms and pearl onions to the coq au vin pot and mix in.
  • Serve hot.

Notes

Chef Notes:
  • Make-Ahead: While this recipe is fantastic as soon as it’s done, you can make this recipe up to 1 day ahead of time by reheating before serving.
 
  • How to Reheat: Plate the coq au vin in a pot with a lid and cook over low heat until hot, about 20 minutes
 
  • How to Store: Place covered in a refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw for 1 day in the refrigerator before reheating.
 
  • You can use thick-cut bacon or regular cut if you’d prefer.
 
  • Celery is also a great addition when braising the chicken.
 
  • Other herbs you can use in your bouquet garni are rosemary or chervil.
 
  • You may use just chicken breasts, thighs, drums, or any combination of each of these.
 
  • When searing the chicken you may have to do it in batches if your pot is not big enough.

Nutrition

Calories: 1053kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 68g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 182mg | Sodium: 732mg | Potassium: 1372mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 13464IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 5mg
Classic Coq Au Vin Recipe was last modified: November 13th, 2020 by Chef Billy Parisi

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  1. Greg Ulrich says

    January 10, 2021 at 7:15 pm

    5 stars
    Perfecto Billy very good
    Wow good to the last bite

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  2. Rehab says

    November 13, 2020 at 7:29 am

    5 stars
    I love this recipe!!
    Thank you chef!

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