Coq Au Vin(Serves 4 To 6) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 to 4 oz. chunk lean bacon
    2 Tbsp. butter
    2 1/2 to 3 lb. cut up frying chicken
    salt and pepper
    1/4 c. cognac
    3 c. Burgundy
    1 to 2 c. chicken stock
    1/2 Tbsp. tomato paste
    2 cloves garlic, crushed
    1/4 tsp. thyme
    1 bay leaf
    3 Tbsp. flour
    2 Tbsp. butter
    12 to 24 small onions
    1/2 lb. mushrooms
Preparation
    Remove bacon and cut into squares.
    Simmer for 10 minutes. Rinse in cold water; dry.
    In electric skillet, saute bacon slowly in 2 tablespoons butter.
    Dry chicken and brown thoroughly.
    Add bacon pieces and season with salt and pepper.
    Add cognac and ignite, shaking pan to coat chicken.
    Add Burgundy, chicken stock, tomato paste, garlic, thyme and bay leaf.
    Cook rapidly until liquid is about 2 1/4 cups.
    Blend flour and 2 tablespoons butter. Beat into liquid and stir until thickened.
    While chicken is cooking, prepare the following.

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