Coq au Vin

Coq au Vin means 'Chicken in wine' en Francaise! A glorified chicken stew using lots of red wine and in my limited opinion, this recipe over complicates it. The end result was very tasty indeed, but it felt like a 'deja vu' from the Rib of Beef recipe. Lots of marinading, chopping celery, carrots, onions, mushrooms, bouquet garni etc. and lots of stages to the recipe. According to my parents, this could have been done in half as many steps - I'm living and learning! Served this with mashed potatoes, to soak up the delish sauce.
I think I will make something simple and less time consuming next!

For similar recipe go to:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1913655/coq-au-vin

Rates:
Taste: 9
Appearance: 6
Difficulty: 8