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Easy coq au vin

• Gordon Ramsay

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Prep: 35 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 50 mins

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Gordon Ramsay adds his personal touch and expertise to create the perfect coq au vin

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• 1 x 1.3kg organic chicken

  jointed into 8 (see steps and method)

• 5 tbsp plain flour

• 75ml olive oil

• 250g smoked streaky bacon

  cut in pieces

• 1 onion

  chopped

• 2 carrots

  peeled and roughly chopped

• 2 leeks

  trimmed, washed and roughly chopped

• 250g shallot

  peeled, but left whole

• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

• 2 sprigs fresh thyme

• 2 bay leaves

• 100ml cognac

• 1 bottle red wine

  preferably from Burgundy

• 100ml chicken stock

  (preferably homemade (see Know-how below)

• 250g fresh cep mushroom

  or large chestnut mushrooms, trimmed and thickly sliced

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Nutrition: per serving

• kcal994
• fat63g
• saturates17g
• carbs12g
• sugars10g
• fibre5g
• protein66g
• salt3.75g

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Method

• step 1

  Joint the chicken (for pictures of jointing, click on step by step link above or read the instructions below. Alternatively, ask the butcher to do it for you).

• step 2

  JOINTING THE CHICKEN: Pull out the wing joints and cut off the wing tip. Using a small knife, cut around the skin and flesh on the lower wing joint through to the bone, then scrape back the flesh. Using a heavier large knife, smash through the bone halfway along and detach. Repeat on the other side.

• step 3

  Detach the scaly leg bone at the drumstick with a hefty thump of the large knife. Slash through skin where the thigh joins the body and pull leg firmly from socket to dislocate the thigh bone. Press down and pull to expose the 'oyster' muscle underneath the bird. Slice the thigh away from the back of the body.

• step 4

  Lay the whole leg joint out on the board, find the mid-point socket joint and simply cut straight through it for neat thigh and leg joints. Repeat on the other side.

• step 5

  Cut through the skin and flesh halfway along to the drumstick and scrape back the flesh, then smash through the bone.

• step 6

  Using poultry scissors or heavy kitchen scissors, cut away the back half of the breast carcass, to leave a 'crown' of chicken breast and wing joint. Cut through the top of the crown to divide in half for two chicken breasts.

• step 7

  Lay each breast joint on the board, then cut in half again at right angles so you have one portion with a wing joint and one without. You should now have eight neat, joints of chicken.

• step 8

  Put the flour into a bowl with some salt and pepper, then toss in the chicken, shaking off the excess. Place the chicken on a plate and season again.

• step 9

  Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a large shallow pan and brown the chicken joints. (Do this in batches if your pan is not large enough, adding extra oil if necessary.) Tip the bacon into the pan along with the chicken, stirring until lightly browned and crisp. Using tongs, remove the chicken to a plate.

• step 10

  Add all the vegetables and herbs to the bacon with a splash more oil, if necessary, then cook for about 5 mins, stirring once or twice. Pour in the Cognac and bubble up, scraping the pan to deglaze, for 2-3 mins. Then pour in all the wine and bring to the boil.

• step 11

  Tip in the chicken joints; press into the pan so they are immersed in liquid and cook, uncovered, for 10 mins, until the wine has reduced by half. Pour in the stock, return to a simmer, season and cook, uncovered, for 1 hr until the liquid has reduced by half and the chicken is tender. Set aside for 10 mins before serving.

• step 12

  Heat another 4 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and, when hot, fry the mushrooms for about 8 mins, seasoning well and stirring frequently until nicely browned. Remove and drain on kitchen paper. Serve the chicken in bowls with vegetables and sauce spooned over, and top with the mushrooms.

RECIPE TIPS

MAKING CHICKEN STOCK

Carcasses, wing tips, etc can be used to make fresh chicken stock. Put the chicken bones in a deep pan and cover with 2 litres of water. Bring to the boil, ladle off any white froth, then add 2 chopped celery sticks, 1 chopped leek, 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped large carrot, a few garlic cloves and a sprig of thyme. Bring back to the boil, then reduce the heat and gently simmer for 2 hrs. Strain the stock through a fine sieve and use as directed, or leave to cool and then freeze.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2007

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