Coq au Vin

Coq au vin is a another popular dish in France.  This is normally cooked using a cockerel and stewed in red wine.  As usual I would be using my chicken drumstick and not cockerel.

Ingredients :
Marinate overnight the following:-
75 cl red wine
2 medium carrots, cut into bite sizes
2 onions, julienne
3 celery stalks, julienne
1 tbsp fresh thyme, minced
2 bay leaves
6 chicken drumstick

The next day,
100 gm butter
100 ml vegetable oil
200 gm bacon
Bouquet garni 
500 gm button mushroom, sliced
2 cloves garlic chopped
2 tomatoes, cut into bite sizes
1 tbsp tomato puree
60 gm all purpose flour
50 ml brandy

In a pot, place the butter and vegetable oil and then the bacon and onion.  Stir fry till the onion is translucent.
Then add the chicken, chopped garlic, bouquet garni, button mushrooms, tomatoes and tomato puree, stir for about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle the chicken with flour, mix well, then pour the brandy and light.  Then add the wine marinate with the vegetables and cook for 45 minutes.  I serve this with spaghetti.

Coq au Vin