Coq au Vin with homemade chicken stock – Gluten-free version

👨‍🍳 Method

For the homemade chicken stock ✓ Homemade · or skip – back to store-bought

1. 1
   Put the chicken, the onion, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaves and peppercorns and the water in a pot and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam that rises during the first 15 minutes with a spoon.

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2. 2
   Turn down and simmer gently 2.5–3 hours.

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   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
3. 3
   Strain the stock.

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To assemble

1. 4
   Season the chicken pieces with the salt and black pepper.
2. 5
   Spread the flour on a plate and roll the chicken pieces in it on all sides, to a thin, even layer.

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3. 6
   Heat the oil in a wide pot and brown the chicken pieces 4–5 minutes on all sides. Remove to a plate.

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   💡Brown the meat in batches, without crowding: in a crowded pot it stews in its own juices instead of searing.

   💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
4. 7
   Add the shallots to the oil left in the wide pot and fry for 5–8 minutes, stirring, until the shallots turn golden.

   StoveWide, shallow pot

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
5. 8
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

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6. 9
   Add the mushrooms and fry 3 minutes, stirring, until the mushrooms release their liquid and it evaporates.

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7. 10
   Add the tomato paste and fry 1 minute, stirring.

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8. 11
   Add the wine, stock, bay leaves and thyme and bring to a boil.

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9. 12
   Return the chicken pieces to the pot.
10. 13
    Turn down to low, cover and simmer 45–50 minutes, until the chicken pieces soft.

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11. 14
    Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs from the pot.
12. 15
    Serve with the parsley and with country bread.