Episode 7 | Date Night Dishes Coq Au Vin 🐓 Serves 4 - Olive oil - 160g lardons - 4 chicken legs - 3 cloves garlic - 400g mushrooms, larger ones halved - 220g shallots, halved - 750ml red wine - Bouqet garni - sprig of thyme & rosemary, 2 bay leaves - Salt & pepper to taste - 750ml beef stock, or enough to cover Slurry: - 2 tbsp flour - 4 tbsp cold water - Few tbsp hot liquid from sauce Mash: - 1kg King edward potatoes - 80g butter - Rosemary, parsley & thyme, finely chopped - 2 garlic cloves - 80ml cream - Splash of milk 1. The day before, place chicken in a bowl, pour over wine, garlic & bouquet garni. Cover & marinate in the fridge overnight. 2. Add lardons wide based casserole dish then cook over a medium heat until crisp and golden, 10 minutes. Set aside. 3. Remove chicken from fridge, lift out & pat dry. Sear chicken skin side down in same pan until golden. Set aside. 4. Fry shallot halves, flat side down, until caramelised & brown. Set aside. 5. Fry mushrooms in pan until browned then add back in the shallots, lardons & chicken. Pour the wine from marinade into pan & add beef stock. Bring up to a simmer, cover with a lid then cook in a 180 C / 356 F oven for 1 hour. 6. For mash, infuse warmed milk and cream with herbs & garlic (removing garlic before adding potato) 7. Bake potatoes for 1 hour in same oven, scoop out potato from skins, pass through sieve or ricer & place into pan with herby-cream. Season with salt. 8. Once chicken has cooked, remove pan from oven, lift out chicken & set side. For slurry, mix flour & cold water in a bowl. Slowly add a few tbsp of sauce from the pan into slurry, mixing thoroughly. Once combined, pour slurry into pan & whisk well to combine. Turn heat to medium-high, bring the sauce to a simmer whilst stirring. It will start to thicken. Cook for 10 mins until thickened, to a silky consistency that coats back of a spoon. 9. Add chicken back on top of sauce, place into oven uncovered, and cook for 45mins-1hour more in a 160 C / 320 F oven to brown the skin. 10. Remove chicken from oven & serve up with the creamy-herby mash potatoes & greens. Enjoy! #fyp #cooking #food #datenight #comfortfood #EasyRecipe #chicken - @samseats