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Coq au Vin

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  • on December 04, 2009

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    I must admit I was skeptical about red wine and chicken but I had heard this was a classic French recipe which had to be tried. The results were beyond my expectations! My wife and I have a saying "Is it going on the menu?" This refers to our fantasy of owning a resturant and what would be on the menu.
    There are several favorites which are givens but this recipe is definitely going to be a weekend special because of the day before preparation.

    Alton you have never let me down yet and I love your scientific approach to cooking. Cooking is Food Chemistry and you are the Professor.

    Not as difficult as your would expect and the results are phenomenal. The sauce is rich and delicious, more a flavor of beef than the expected red wine taste. We had it tonight over noodles and I can imagine that tomorrow's leftovers will be even better.

    PS. Don't throw out the carrots they are fine to eat although the onions and celery can be discarded.

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  • on October 19, 2009

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    Alton, is there a dish you don't make well? I decided to make this this for a Sunday dinner. My husband wasn't too crazy about the idea until he smelled the chicken cooking. Let's just say anytime I make Coq Au Vin is now just fine with him. The dog, the cat, and my husband were all going crazy from the beautiful smell of chicken and wine. There was even enough wine gravy left over to use as a soup base. I threw in some shredded chicken, more carrots, then peas, and onions. I served it over mashed potatoes (real of course and made home-made biscuits because we needed more starch.

    My husband got me started on you four years ago when I'd had a car accident and couldn't cook for a good 4-6 months. He figured your show would work as a pacifier when I desperately wanted to cook and was faced with institutional instant potatoes, canned gravy and pressed chicken . Thank you Alton, you've provided me many hours of relief and ideas of what to look forward to cooking as soon as I was able.

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  • on October 04, 2009

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    Made this over a cold, rainy weekend and it was very good. My husband was mopping his plate. I haven't seen him love a meal this much in a long time.

    I followed the recipe but may make a couple of minor changes next time. I used the salt pork as directed but I think next time I'd use bacon. I prefer that smokiness and I thought the salt pork was a little too salty (yeah, I know ... it's SALT pork, right?.

    The meat was perfect and falling off of the bones. In fact, I went ahead and boned all the chicken and tossed it into the sauce as it was finishing. Made it really easy to eat and served nicely in bowls over the noodles.

    All in all, really wonderful. And it makes a ton. Definitely looking forward to serving this up after a chilly soccer game this week!

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  • on September 13, 2009

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    I love, love, love this recipe. Thank you Alton, this was one of the best tasting dishes I have ever made. It was rich and delicious. The recipe was easy to follow and the result fabulous!!!! I can't wait to fix it again.
    I prepared it exactally as instructed, except I stored the chicken, veges and wine in a large bowl overnight. Early in the day I put it in the crockpot and left it there on medium for 6 or 7 hours. Then I finished the recipe as instructed.
    It was way too hot to use the oven, making the crockpot a great alternative. Keeping the chicken warm in the oven while reducing the liquid was ok, it didn't really make a dent on the cool temperature of the house.
    I may try using the oven in the winter, but it was so easy in the crockpot...
    Also, not to be picky, but I liked this with rice better than the noodles because the rice soaked up more of the great sause.

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  • on July 19, 2009

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    My mom is a huge Coq au vin fan (after trying this recipe she's now a huge AB fan. Yesterday, she made it for the third time and it was amazing. The recipe tells you how to do it in a two stage process--if you have the time, I highly, highly recommended making this recipe in two stages. Letting some of it marinate over night before finishing the dish intensified the flavors and made the chicken so moist and juicy. It was unbelievable! Love this recipe and will make it again and again. Thanks AB. Love your food.

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  • on June 04, 2009

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    I just have to say WOW . . . my family thought I had lost my mind when I started preparing this dish after dinner one night this week and it took a couple of hours . . . I told them that they were in for a treat and I was so right. I was a little concerned about the flavor of the sauce as I was reducing it because it tasted a little too "winey". Once I added the onions, mushrooms and slab bacon the sauce transformed to a savory flavor that made us all hummmm. I was unable to use flour (gluten free is a new thing for me to brown the chicken so mine had a bit of a purplish color but it did not detract from our enjoyment. I plan to make this for my next large family gathering . . . they are gonna love it!

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  • on June 03, 2009

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    As always, Alton hits it out of the park with this one! I am of French decent and would put this recipe up with anything i would find on the French countryside. Coq au vin is derivative of the ethnic side of the French cuisine... so if you are looking for the elegant side of French comfort food: this is it!

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  • on May 25, 2009

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    I've made this recipe to the letter a few times and it's fantastic every time! Folks who didn't like it---maybe it was your wine? I used Charles Shaw (3 buck Chuck Cabernet, which is a red wine that I enjoy drinking. If you don't like to drink red wine, I doubt if you're going to like this dish. It's takes a bit of time and planning ahead, but it's worth it.

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  • on May 18, 2009

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    My husband made this dish and although it took a very long time to make, it was well worth it! He made it with regular store-bought chicken. We couldn't find the pearl onions in the produce section so we substituted the frozen variety. The entree was amazing.

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  • on May 18, 2009

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    I just happen to have a renegade rooster whos days are numbered. I am so thrilled to see such a wonderfull recipe. I will be trying the true rooster version in the next three days - I will be comenting - THANK YOU ALTON!!!
    P.S. All hail LCB, i went to my text book as well SARAH.

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