Coq au Vin Blanc

While it is traditionally a dish of chicken braised with red wine, bacon lardons, mushrooms and pearl onions (considered a sister dish of boef bourguignon) I opt to use white wine and add cream for a more summery but still hearty touch, a popular twist used in the Alsace region of France.

Course Main Course

Cuisine French

Keyword bacon, chicken, chicken thighs, creamy, mushroom, one pan meal, white wine, wine

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Servings

Calories 1081kcal

Ingredients

4 skin-on bone-in chicken thighs, about 1 ½ pounds
Kosher salt, as needed
Freshly ground black pepper, as needed
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion, diced
5 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into ½” dice
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup sliced baby bella (crimini) mushrooms
1 ½ cups dry white wine
1 bay leaf
¾ cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 loaf of French bread, sliced into ½” thick slices
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

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Instructions

Season the chicken thighs on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat, add the olive oil and through. Add the butter and allow the it to melt. Brown the chicken thighs on all sides and remove from the pan.
Add the onions and bacon to the pan and allow to cook over medium-low heat until all the bacon fat is rendered and the onions are translucent.
Add the garlic and allow to sauté for another minute. Remove the mixture, but leave the fat in the pan.
Add the mushrooms to the pan and sauté, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are golden brown, about 3 minutes.
Once the mushrooms are cooked, add the onion and bacon mixture and browned chicken back to the pan.
Pour in the wine, add the bay leaf, and lower the heat and let simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
Stir in the cream and allow to simmer for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently so the sauce does not reach a boil.
Remove the pan from the heat, discard the bay leaf, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with the parsley.
Preheat the broiler to medium-high. Dip one of the cut sides of each baguette slice in the olive oil, then arrange the slices, olive-oil side up, on a baking sheet. Broil until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes.
To serve, place divide the chicken thigh into warmed bowls with plenty of sauce ladled over the top. Repeat for the remaining chicken thighs. Serve the bread on the side for dipping in the extra sauce.

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