Coq au Vin

Coq au Vin
Photo by Randy Mayor

Ingredients

  • 1 (750-milliliter) bottle hearty dry red wine (Pinot Noir or Burgundy)
  • 1 (4-pound) roasting chicken
  • ¾ teaspoon black pepper, divided
  • 12 thyme sprigs
  • 12 parsley stems
  • 3 (8-ounce) packages mushrooms, stemmed
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
  • + 8 more ingredients
    • ¾ teaspoon kosher or sea salt, divided
    • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 2 garlic cloves, halved
    • 4 bay leaves
    • 2 large leeks
    • ½ cup Calvados (apple brandy) or brandy
    • 1 bacon slice, cut into 1-inch pieces
    • 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided

To make the bouquet garni, remove and reserve 8 leek leaves; remove white portion of leek leaves (reserve remaining leaves for another use). Flatten leek leaves. Place 3 thyme sprigs, 3 parsley sprigs, and 1 bay leaf lengthwise in each of 4 leek leaves. Top each filled leaf with one of the remain...

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