Coq au Vin (Chicken with red wine)

Ingredients

• 1 Tbs. canola oil
• ½ cup diced bacon
• 2 bone-in chicken breasts and 2 legs (2 to 2-½ lb. total), trimmed of excess fat
• ¹/₃ cup brandy
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 3 Tbs. butter
• + 9 more ingredients
• • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded, and chopped
  • 2 cups dry red wine
  • 1 Tbs. butter
  • 2 cups homemade chicken stock
  • ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cups trimmed, quartered button mushrooms
  • 3 Tbs. flour

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the butter and oil. Add the bacon and sauté until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the chicken to the hot pan and brown on all sides. Pour off the fat from the pan into a heatproof container and reserve. Pour the ...

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