'crock' au vin

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Penelope Malcolm
Americus, GA

My brother's favorite! I brown the meat and assemble everything in the crock pot sleeve the night before. The morning of the day I want to serve it, I place it in the crock pot, turn it on, and leave. Six hours later you have a dish that tastes like you've been cooking for hours!

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 6 Hr

Ingredients For 'crock' au vin

  • 2 slice
    applewood smoked bacon, diced
  • 1
    3 pound or larger chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 2 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • 6 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    freshly-ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried thyme
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried parsley
  • 1 bottle
    750 ml burgundy wine
  • 2 c
    low-sodium chicken stock
  • 8 oz
    cremini mushrooms
  • 8 oz
    pearl onions, peeled

How To Make 'crock' au vin

  • 1
    Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until brown and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the fat in the skillet.
  • 2
    Brown the chicken on both sides in the bacon fat, about 3-5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken with tongs and place in the sleeve of a 3-quart or larger crock pot.
  • 3
    Add the garlic to the skillet and cook for one minute.
  • 4
    Whisk in the tomato paste, flour, salt, pepper, thyme and parsley and cook for one minute.
  • 5
    Slowly whisk in the wine and chicken stock until there are no lumps. Bring the mixture to a simmer and simmer for one minute.
  • 6
    Place the mushrooms and pearl onions in the crock pot with the chicken. Pour over the wine mixture. Cover and cook on low for six hours.
  • 7
    Serve with the crispy bacon bits and some fresh parsley sprinkled over the top.

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