Crock Pot Coq Au Vin Chicken In White Wine Recipes

SIMPLE SLOW COOKER COQ AU VIN

Steps:

• Arrange chicken on a large sheet of waxed paper.
• Season both sides with salt and pepper.
• Lightly coat chicken all over with flour and set aside.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add bacon and cook until golden and just crisp, 3 minutes.
• Drain bacon on paper towels and set aside.
• Discard drippings and wipe out skillet.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter (or heat oil, if using) in same skillet over medium high heat.
• Add chicken and cook until lightly browned all over, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to a large plate as done and set aside.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter or oil in same skillet.
• Add mushrooms and cook until edges begin to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add carrots, onions, garlic and salt and cook until vegetables just begin to soften.
• Transfer vegetables and broth to crock pot.
• Arrange chicken on top.
• Sprinkle bacon over chicken.
• Add wine and thyme sprigs. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.
• Season with salt and pepper, then serve.

CROCK POT COQ AU VIN

Steps:

• Peel and slice garlic cloves. Cut chicken into pieces, or use thighs. Put in large bowl with bay leaves, thyme, and garlic. Pour enough wine over chicken to cover. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in refrigerator overnight.
• Dice bacon. Fry until crisp. Remove to paper towel. Saute mushrooms in bacon drippings, adding oil or butter if needed, until they begin to brown.
• Remove chicken from marinade, reserving marinade. Pat chicken dry with paper towel. Brown chicken pieces in oil or butter, on all sides.
• Peel and slice carrots into 1/2 inch pieces. Put onions and carrots in bottom of crock pot. Add chicken, mushrooms and bacon . Stir tomato paste into 2 cups of wine marinade (with garlic pieces and bay leaves) and pour over all. Discard remaining marinade. Cover and cook on low setting 6 hours.
• Remove chicken to platter and keep warm. Stir cornstarch into 1/4 cup water and add to sauce. Turn to high and cook until thickened. (You may want to use more cornstarch, depending on how thick you want gravy.) Stir in salt and pepper to taste. Return chicken to pot and serve with mashed potatoes or rice.

CROCK POT COQ AU VIN (CHICKEN IN WHITE WINE)

Steps:

• Place butter, chicken, salt, pepper, garlic, mushrooms, onions, wine, thyme, and bay leaf in crock pot.
• Combine chicken broth and flour; pour mixture into crock pot, and stir.
• Cover and cook on LOW setting for 5-6 hours.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Serve over rice.

WHITE WINE COQ AU VIN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add onions; boil 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; peel and set aside. , In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels., Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Brown chicken in drippings; remove and keep warm. Add onions and mushrooms to drippings; saute until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Combine flour and broth; stir into onion mixture. Add the wine, bay leaf and thyme; bring to a boil. Return chicken and bacon to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°., Remove chicken and keep warm. Cook sauce over medium heat until slightly thickened. Discard bay leaf. Serve chicken and sauce with noodles.