Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Thighs Coq au Vin 3.8 (52) 11 Reviews By Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Martha Stewart is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lifestyle expert who has taught millions of people through generations the joy of entertaining, cooking, gardening, collecting, crafting, and home renovating via her eponymous magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Emmy-winning television shows, and 99 books (and counting). Based in Katonah, N.Y., where she helms her 156-acre Bedford Farm, Martha is America's first self-made female billionaire. Editorial Guidelines Updated on February 10, 2023 Rate PRINT Share Servings: 6 Coq au vin, a rich chicken stew made with red wine and a touch of Cognac, is a classic French recipe for good reason. The result is a luxuriously rich, velvety sauce punctuated by bacon and mushrooms. Our streamlined version of this crowd-pleasing dish uses chicken legs and thighs rather than a whole chicken. It takes about an hour to cook, but allow time to marinate the chicken in the red wine overnight. Ingredients 4 chicken thighs 4 chicken legs 2 cups full-bodied red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 8 ounces slab bacon, cut into ½-inch dice 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, if needed 1 medium onion, finely chopped 8 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 10 white pearl onions, peeled ½ pound small cremini mushrooms 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 tablespoons Cognac 1 chicken liver, coarsely chopped 2 bay leaves 5 fresh thyme sprigs Directions Place chicken in a large bowl, and add wine. Cover, and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Remove chicken from wine, and pat dry; reserve wine. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat until crisp, about 20 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate, leaving drippings in pot. (You should have 3 tablespoons; you may need to add oil.) Raise heat to medium-high. Working in batches, cook chicken, flipping once, until golden, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Add onion to pot, and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook 2 minutes. Add pearl onions and mushrooms, and cook until brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in flour and tomato paste, and cook 2 minutes. Add Cognac, and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Return bacon and chicken to pot. Pour in reserved wine, and add chicken liver and herbs. Bring to a simmer. Cover, and place in oven until chicken has cooked through and vegetables are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Discard herbs, and skim fat from surface. Yunhee Kim Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, October 2007 Rate It PRINT