Honor Julia Child with This Coq Au Vin Recipe
by Jenna Weber on Aug 2, 2012
This classic French dish was one of Julia's favorites, and is actually not terribly time consuming if you only have an hour!
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Basically, coq au vin just translates to rooster with wine, but we tend think of it, rather, as chicken slowly simmered in a rich red wine sauce, with tiny crumbles of bacon throughout. If youve never attempted coq au vin before, nows your chance. Its really not terribly time consuming compared to other traditional French dishes, and can be made in about an hour.
The alcohol cooks off in this dish, but the flavor of the wine is imparted, along with smoky bacon, garlic, onion and rosemary throughout the cooking process. Some recipes use pearl onions in their coq au vin, but I prefer just mushrooms. I also like to serve this with a baked potato and a big green salad! Plus more wine for drinking, of course.
Happy Birthday Julia!
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Jenna Weber is half of the Fresh Tastes blog team. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in 2008 and, since then, has worked as a pastry chef, bread baker and freelance food editor. Currently, Jenna blogs full-time on EatLiveRun.com where her delicious daily recipes and quirky culinary musings appeal to thousands. She lives in Northern California and, when not in the kitchen, can usually be found on her yoga mat.