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Coq Au Vin (Chicken in Red Wine Sauce)

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Serves: 6

Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup diced thickly sliced bacon
  • 3 lbs. chicken thighs and drumsticks, skin-on
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 medium yellow onion, medium chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup red wine, divided
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • ½ cup tart cherry juice
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • ½ pound baby carrots
  • ½ pound frozen pearl onions
  • ½ pound red potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 package (12 ounces) white button mushrooms, quartered
  • 2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ½ cup water

Directions:

  1. Heat pot on the browning option.
  2. Add diced bacon pieces and olive oil to pressure cooker. Cook the bacon until crisp and remove the pieces to a bowl. Leave the bacon fat in the pressure cooker pot. Do not discard bacon pieces.
  3. Add chicken pieces to the pot allowing the skin to sear for about 1-2 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside with the bacon.
  4. Add in the onions, stirring frequently until lightly softened.
  5. Add the ¾ cup wine to deglaze the bottom of the pot. Allow it to almost evaporate before adding the chicken back in, chicken broth, tart cherry juice, thyme, baby carrots, red potatoes, pearl onions and mushrooms.Cover pot and lock lid in place. Select High Pressure and cook for 15 minutes.
  6. While the chicken is cooking, heat a saute pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add in the butter. When butter is melted add cornstarch and stir. The add water and the remaining wine while stirring until combined and thickened.
  7. After chicken is done, do a quick pressure release and remove chicken from the pressure cooker onto a serving plate.
  8. Serve sauce with cooked chicken and vegetables. Sprinkle with cooked bacon pieces.

Enjoy!

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Diane Offutt says March 16, 2016

Sounds great, hope to try it soon. (I’m in the process of moving, anxious to get back to living and cooking. Thanks

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Julia Lensi says July 8, 2016

Thank you for the yummy recipes… I’m really looking for one for rice pudding. Creamy rice pudding. got one?

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    Elizabeth says July 11, 2016

    I will keep that in mind Julia – thanks!

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judy hattabaugh says September 8, 2016

thank you for the receipes

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Larry says November 30, 2016

How can I download this recipes to a file on my hard drive?

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    Elizabeth says December 5, 2016

    Sorry, but you would have to copy and paste.

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michael stevens sr says March 29, 2017

Hi Elizabeth my name is Michael and I love the pressure cooker but I miss your spaghetti recipe, could you send it to me to try, I would appreciate it. thank you mike

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