Golden rooster, silky white-wine sauce, tender mushrooms and crispy pancetta. This coq au vin blanc is pure French consolation. One pot, huge flavour, whole crowd-pleaser.
Nicky’s Notes
Oh sure, it is a fancy one. Any meal that requires half a bottle of wine is fairly fancy in my view.
This can be a recipe I prefer to make on a Friday evening, when the children aren’t round (they’re older youngsters, so I don’t suppose I’ll ever see them on a Friday evening once more). I nonetheless make 4 servings, as a result of:
- A – It’s scrumptious and we’re a bit grasping,
- B – Any leftovers take advantage of spectacular lunch, reheated the subsequent day with a wedge of bread to dip within the sauce,
- C – Hen legs at all times appear to return in packs of 4 and I can’t be bothered dividing the pack!
📋 Substances for Coq au vin blanc
***Full recipe with detailed portions within the recipe card beneath***
Greatest wine for coq au vin blanc
A dry-ish white is normally greatest – nothing too floral or oaky. A dry or off-dry (barely candy) Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, or Pinot Blanc/Gris/Grigio will all stability the creaminess of the sauce and the richness of the pancetta properly.
Abbreviated Recipe
***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card beneath***
Mud the rooster legs with flour and seasoning, then fry in oil and butter till evenly browned. Take away from pan. Fry pancetta, take away from pan. Fry onion, leek, mushroom, garlic. Stir by way of flour, add wine, then inventory, thyme and rooster legs. Simmer till the rooster is cooked, then add cream and pancetta. Warmth by way of and serve.
Recipe Ideas
- When you favor to make use of rooster breast, scale back wine to 360ml (1.5 cups) and scale back the simmering time by 10-15 minutes (5 minutes lid-on, 15-20 minutes lid-off) – till the rooster is cooked by way of.
- Use a large, shallow casserole pan or frying pan, so the sauce reduces shortly
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🍽️ What to serve it with
Are you able to make Coq au Vin Blanc forward?
You’ll lose the crispness of the pancetta, however sure, you may make forward.
Make the dish, the cool, cowl and refrigerate for as much as two days.
Reheat gently on the hob (stovetop) – with a lid on for the primary 7-8 minutes (to stop an excessive amount of evaporation and to permit the warmth to flow into higher). Then take away the lid, stir by way of a bit of extra inventory or cream if it wants extra liquid, and proceed to warmth for just a few extra minutes, stirring a few instances, till the rooster is piping scorching all through.
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Soften the butter and oil collectively in a big shallow casserole or massive frying pan/skillet.
15 g (1 tbsp) unsalted butter, ½ tbsp olive oil
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Coat the rooster within the flour blended with the salt and pepper. Add the rooster to the pan and brown throughout (about 4-5 minutes per aspect), take away from the pan and place on a plate.
4 rooster legs, 1 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
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Add the pancetta to the pan and prepare dinner for a 2-3 minutes, till the pancetta simply begins to look golden on the edges. Take away from the pan and place on a small plate.
170 g (6 oz) pancetta cubes
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Add the onions the the bacon-y oil left within the pan and prepare dinner for 2-3 minutes, till simply beginning to soften.
1 medium onion
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Add the leek and mushrooms and prepare dinner for 2-3 minutes, stirring usually, till the leek begins to melt, then stir within the garlic. Sprinkle on the remaining 1 tbsp of flour and stir by way of.
1 medium leek, 200 g (7oz)brown mushrooms (chestnut/cremini), 2 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
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Slowly pour within the wine, whereas stirring. Convey to the boil and let it simmer for two minutes.
480 ml (2 cups) dry white wine
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Add the inventory and thyme, stir, then add the browned rooster again into the pan. Convey to a boil, then then flip down the warmth, cowl and simmer gently for quarter-hour.
180 ml (2/3 cup) rooster inventory, 4 sprigs contemporary thyme
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After quarter-hour, take away the lid and simmer for an additional 25-Half-hour to permit the sauce to cut back barely (it ought to nonetheless be very saucy). Test the rooster is cooked by inserting a skewer into the thickest a part of the rooster proper to the bone. If the juices run clear, it is cooked.
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Add the cream and cooked pancetta to the coq au vin blanc, stir, and warmth by way of for an additional couple of minutes. Take a look at for seasoning, and add extra salt and pepper to style, then serve. I prefer to serve mine with with pasta and kale. Prime with the chopped parsley.
120 ml (1/2 cup) double/heavy cream, handful chopped parsley, to serve
Dietary Info is per serving, with out serving suggestion pasta and greens
Energy: 782kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 32g | Fats: 56g | Saturated Fats: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 8g | Monounsaturated Fats: 22g | Trans Fats: 0.3g | Ldl cholesterol: 203mg | Sodium: 809mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g
Vitamin info is robotically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
This recipe was first posted in March 2015. Up to date since with recipe enhancements, new photographs and for housekeeping causes.
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