Golden hen, silky white-wine sauce, tender mushrooms and crispy pancetta. This coq au vin blanc is pure French consolation. One pot, large flavour, complete crowd-pleaser.
Nicky’s Notes
Oh sure, it is a fancy one. Any meal that requires half a bottle of wine is fairly fancy for my part.
It is a recipe I wish to make on a Friday night time, when the children aren’t round (they’re older youngsters, so I don’t assume I’ll ever see them on a Friday night time 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 come back in packs of 4 and I can’t be bothered dividing the pack!
📋 Components 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 often 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 hen legs with flour and seasoning, then fry in oil and butter till frivolously browned. Take away from pan. Fry pancetta, take away from pan. Fry onion, leek, mushroom, garlic. Stir by flour, add wine, then inventory, thyme and hen legs. Simmer till the hen is cooked, then add cream and pancetta. Warmth by and serve.
Recipe Suggestions
- If you happen to want to make use of hen 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 hen is cooked by.
- Use a large, shallow casserole pan or frying pan, so the sauce reduces rapidly
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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 can also 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 forestall an excessive amount of evaporation and to permit the warmth to flow into higher). Then take away the lid, stir by a bit of extra inventory or cream if it wants extra liquid, and proceed to warmth for a number of extra minutes, stirring a few instances, till the hen is piping sizzling all through.
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Soften the butter and oil collectively in a big shallow casserole or giant frying pan/skillet.
15 g (1 tbsp) unsalted butter, ½ tbsp olive oil
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Coat the hen within the flour blended with the salt and pepper. Add the hen to the pan and brown throughout (about 4-5 minutes per facet), take away from the pan and place on a plate.
4 hen 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 typically, till the leek begins to melt, then stir within the garlic. Sprinkle on the remaining 1 tbsp of flour and stir by.
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. Carry 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 hen again into the pan. Carry to a boil, then then flip down the warmth, cowl and simmer gently for quarter-hour.
180 ml (2/3 cup) hen 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 scale back barely (it ought to nonetheless be very saucy). Examine the hen is cooked by inserting a skewer into the thickest a part of the hen 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 for an additional couple of minutes. Take a look at for seasoning, and add extra salt and pepper to style, then serve. I wish 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 images and for housekeeping causes.
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