Cozy Coq Au Vin
“The heat doesn't work in my apartment anymore so this keeps me warm through winter.”
Brittany Toombs
Art Director
Los Angeles
What pairs best with this recipe?
Sweaters and fuzzy slippers.
What were some of your 2024 obsessions?
“My Brilliant Friend” on HBO (and the books of course).
Ingredients for 2 large portions:
8 oz sliced bacon
6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
salt and pepper to taste
*note: after cooking bacon and browning chicken, discard all but 1 tbsp of the fat before cooking the vegetables
2 shallots, sliced
1/2 large yellow onion, diced (traditionally they use pearl onions)
10 large button mushrooms, quartered
2 tsp butter
2 tsp flour
1 1/2 cups red wine
1 cup chicken broth
6 springs thyme
Directions:
Braise for about 1 hour at 375, or until the thighs are tender in a dutch oven