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Reese Witherspoon's Crockpot Coq au Vin

Servings:
??
Preparation Time:
3.5 hours

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb sliced bacon, diced
  • 1 four to six lb chicken
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine (or 1/4 c dry vermouth + 1/4 cup water)
  • 1/2 lb small white mushrooms
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 3 sprigs fresh rosemary (or 1 tbsp dried rosemary leaves)
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
Cooking Instructions
*Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp. With a slotted spoon, transfer it to a 4 to 6 quart slow cooker. Pour off all but a light coating of fat from the skillet.

*Add the chicken and brown over medium-high heat; transfer to the cooker.

*Pour the wine into the skillet and scrape up any browned bits; add the skillet contents to the cooker, along with the mushrooms, onions, garlic, rosemary and salt.

*Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.

*Transfer the chicken, bacon and vegetables to a platter; keep warm. Pour the sauce into a small saucepan. Combine the water and cornstarch; stir it into the sauce.

*Heat to boiling stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens about 5 minutes. Pour over the chicken.

Source:
http://ellen.warnerbros.com/showinfo/recipes/recipe15.html
By Gail at 11/16/2005 - 4:36pm | login to post comments