National Coq Au Vin Day | Julia Child's Coq Au Vin

Ingredients

• 4 ounces lean bacon chunk
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 pounds chicken frying, cut into pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt plus additional for seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper plus additional for seasoning
• 1/4 cup cognac
• 3 cups red wine young, full-bodied, such as Burgundy, Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone, or Chianti, I used Chianti
• 2 cups brown chicken stock brown stock or canned beef bouillon
• 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 cloves garlic mashed
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 24 onions Brown-Braised, recipe follows
• 1/2 pound mushrooms Sautéed, recipe follows
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons softened butter
• fresh parsley leaves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 24 white onions peeled, about 1-inch in diameter
• 1/2 cup stock brown, canned beef bouillon, dry white wine, red wine, or water
• salt
• pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 4 parsley sprigs
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms washed, well dried, left whole if small, sliced or quartered if large
• 2 tablespoons shallots minced, or green onions, optional
• salt
• pepper

Nutrition

• Calories : 1290 calories
• Carbohydrate : 115 grams
• Cholesterol : 240 milligrams
• Fat : 44 grams
• Fiber : 23 grams
• Protein : 75 grams
• SaturatedFat : 18 grams
• Sodium : 1270 milligrams
• Sugar : 48 grams