Coq Au Vin

* Exported from MasterCook *

Coq Au Vin

Recipe By : Presto
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pressure Cooking

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 chicken -- cut up (3-pound)
1 onion -- sliced
1 carrot -- sliced
3 Tablespoons flour
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1/4 Teaspoon pepper
4 Slices bacon
1/2 Pound mushrooms -- sliced
1 Cup red wine
1 Clove garlic -- minced
2 Teaspoons minced parsley
1 Teaspoon chopped fresh basil OR 1/2 teaspoon dry
-- basil
1 Small bay leaf
1 Can white onions -- drained (1-pound)
1/4 Cup brandy

Coat chicken, onion, and carrot in mixture of flour, salt, and pepper; set
aside. Fry bacon in a 4- or 6-quart Presto pressure cooker until crisp;
remove, crumble, and set aside. Saute mushrooms in bacon drippings; remove
and set aside. Brown chicken a few pieces at a time; set aside. Brown onions
and carrots. Return all chicken to pressure cooker along with onions and
carrots. Combine wine, garlic, parsley, basil, and bay leaf; pour over
chicken. Close pressure cooker cover securely. Place pressure regulator on
vent pipe. Cook for 8 minutes, at 15 pounds pressure, with regulator rocking
slowly. Cool pressure cooker at once. Remove chicken and vegetables to a
warm dish. Add mushrooms and canned onions to liquid and simmer until heated
through; thicken if necessary. Add brandy and bacon; heat. Pour sauce over
chicken and vegetables. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Posted To Fabfood September 1998~Busted With 2.0 by <melizajane@aol.com>


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