Coq au Vin

Photo by Randy Mayor

Ingredients

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

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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