Slow Cooker Chicken In Red Wine Food

COQ AU VIN (CHICKEN BRAISED IN RED WINE)

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper and put in paper or plastic bag.
• Drop chicken pieces into bag and shake to coat.
• In large skillet fry bacon until crisp; drain and reserve bacon bits.
• Brown chicken in bacon drippings.
• Remove to a plate.
• Add onions and mushrooms to skillet and cook until onions are tender.
• Drain off fat.
• Return chicken pieces to skillet (or you can place this in a large oven-proof baking dish).
• Add remaining ingredients, including bacon bits.
• Cover and simmer about 1 hours.
• or until chicken is tender.
• (Or cover and bake at 350F for 1-1 1/2 hrs).
• Remove Bouquet Garni before serving.
• Skim off excess fat.
• If desired, sprinkle with snipped parsley.

CHICKEN & RED WINE CASSEROLE WITH HERBY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Season the chicken with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then coat lightly in a little of the flour. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof lidded casserole dish and, in batches, brown the chicken on both sides over a high heat. Remove the chicken and set aside.
• Reduce the heat, add the onions and lardons and cook for about 5-8 minutes so they are golden tinged. Add the garlic, then sprinkle in the plain flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring to prevent sticking.
• Add the mushrooms, bay leaves, redcurrant sauce and orange zest, then pour in the red wine and stock and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then return the chicken to the casserole dish, making sure it is well covered with the liquid. Put on the lid and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
• While the casserole is cooking, prepare the dumplings. Put the self raising flour, breadcrumbs, mustard and butter in a food processor and blitz to a crumb consistency. Add the thyme, parsley, eggs and salt and pepper. Briefly blitz until the mixture forms a fairly moist dough. Using floured hands, roll the dough into 6 large, even-sized balls.
• Remove the casserole from the oven when the 30 minutes is up and sit the dumplings on top. Pop the lid back on and return to the oven for a further 20 minutes, until the casserole is cooked and the dumplings have puffed up. Spoon the chicken and sauce onto six plates and top each with a dumpling. Serve with a rich, fruity red wine.
• If you want to use a slow cooker, brown the chicken in batches and transfer to the slow cooker pot. Add the flour, onions, lardons, garlic, mushrooms, bay leaves, redcurrant, orange zest, red wine and stock, and season. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours. Make the dumplings according to step 4, then sit on top of the casserole after 4 hours. Cook for another 1-2 hours, then serve.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Soak the mushrooms in 2/3 cup hot water, 10 minutes. Strain through a paper towel-lined sieve, reserving the liquid. Rinse the mushrooms and finely chop.
• Meanwhile, toss the chicken and carrot with the olive oil in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker; season with salt and pepper. Top with the chopped mushrooms, garlic and basil sprigs, then pour in the tomatoes and their juices. Whisk the red wine with the flour, tomato paste and reserved mushroom liquid in a bowl until smooth; add to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low, 7 hours.
• About 10 minutes before the chicken is done, cook the rice as the label directs. Uncover the slow cooker and stir, breaking up the chicken into chunks; let stand, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes. Discard the basil sprigs and season with salt and pepper. Serve the chicken with the rice; top with torn basil.

CHICKEN IN RED WINE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the chicken and fry for 4-5 mins until golden. Transfer to a plate. Add the button mushrooms and onions to the pan and fry, stirring for 5 mins until browned.
• Return the chicken to the pan. Stir in the red wine, stock, tomato purée and garlic. Simmer for 20-25 mins until the chicken and onions are tender. Stir in the blended cornflour. Simmer for 2 mins until thickened. Garnish with sprigs of parsley. Serve with diced fried potatoes and vegetables.

SLOW COOKER COQ AU VIN

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan on high heat add the bottle of wine and boil for 15 minutes until reduced to half the amount.
• Preheat an aluminum slow cooker insert or cast iron skillet on high heat.
• Cook the bacon until crisp, then remove.
• Season the chicken with half the salt and the pepper.
• Add to the skillet and brown on each side for 4-6 minutes or until browned on each side.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and add in the mushrooms and shallots and lower the heat to medium high.
• Cook for 3 minutes, stir then cook another 3 minutes.
• Into the slow cooker add the mushrooms, shallots, garlic, carrots, half the bacon, broth*, rest of the salt, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaf, pearl onions and the reduced red wine.
• Stir all the ingredients until well mixed, nestle in the pieces of chicken and cook on low for 7 hours.
• In a small bowl mix the butter and flour and add it to the slow cooker and stir.
• Cook an additional hour or until thickened.
• Top with remaining bacon and stir before serving.

COQ AU VIN (RED WINE BRAISED CHICKEN)

Steps:

• If using the oven, preheat to 250 degrees F.
• Heat a large dutch oven over medium/high heat. Once hot, add oil. When the oil is shimmering, add bacon. Cook until crisp, about 5-7 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and transfer to a plate.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Brown the chicken on each side for about 8 minutes total, 4 minutes per side. once browned, transfer to nearby plate.
• Add mushrooms and sauté until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Don't salt mushrooms until after they brown.
• Add carrots and onions to pot. Sauté for about 5 minutes. Add a bit more salt and pepper.
• Mix in the butter and flour u til the flour is no longer visible.
• Reduce heat to low, add brandy. Stir to combine and deglaze the pan. Add red wine and chicken stock. Nestle the chicken back into the pot along with the bacon, thyme, and bay leaf.
• FOR THE OVEN METHOD: Place the pot in the oven to cook for 2 hours.
• FOR SLOW COOKER: After adding in the red wine and chicken stock, transfer all the contents of the pot to the slow cooker. Add chicken, bacon, thyme and bay leaf to the slow cooker. Cover with lid and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4.
• Once the chicken is done cooking, remove bay leaf and thyme stems.
• Serve along side some crusty bread or as is.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Spray a slow cooker with cooking spray and place meat inside.
• Mix flour, pepper, and salt together in a small bowl. Pour over the meat and stir to coat. Stir in potatoes, red wine, carrots, bacon, celery, onion, garlic, seasoning salt, and bay leaves.
• Cover and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours or High for 4 to 6 hours.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Using a standard 6-quart slow cooker, add all ingredients except for pasta, basil and Parmesan cheese. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
• Remove the cooked chicken thighs from slow cooker and shred using 2 forks. Return shredded chicken to slow cooker and stir until well combined.
• Cook pasta in salted water according to package instructions.
• Divide pasta evenly onto plates and top with a spoonful of chicken cacciatore.
• {Optional} Garnish with fresh basil and grated Parmesan cheese prior to serving.

SLOW COOKER WHITE WINE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large skillet and place over high heat. Add chicken pieces and generously season with salt and pepper, brown the meat so that you give the meat room for a nice sear. This should take about 5-6 minutes. You do not need to cook all the way through, we just want these nice and browned. Transfer to a large 6 or 8-quart slow cooker.
• Next add the following to the slow cooker with the chicken: chicken broth, dry white wine, worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, thyme, rosemary, dried oregano and salt and pepper. Stir together with the chicken until combined, then add in garlic, onion chunks, carrots and diced potatoes. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours. I prefer to cook this slow and low so that the chicken flavors really come out and the flavors have time to meld together, so 7-8 hours is really best for flavor here!
• Next, remove 1/2 cup of chicken broth from the slow cooker and transfer to a medium bowl, then stir in ½ cup of milk and whisk in ¼ cup flour until there aren't any lumps remaining. Add mixture back to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Stir in frozen peas and cook uncovered on HIGH for 15-20 more minutes until chicken stew thickens up a bit. Taste and season with more salt and pepper, if necessary. Serve immediately with fresh thyme, toasted french bread, cornbread, crackers, or even buttermilk biscuits. Serves 4.

CHICKEN IN RED WINE WITH ONIONS, MUSHROOMS AND BACON: COQ AU VIN

Steps:

• Remove the rind and cut the bacon into lardons (rectangles 1/4-inch across and 1-inch long). Simmer for 10 minutes in 2 quarts of water. Rinse in cold water. Dry.
• In a heavy large heavy bottomed casserole or Dutch oven, saute the bacon slowly in hot butter until it is very lightly browned (temperature of 260 degrees F for an electric skillet). Remove to a side dish.
• Dry the chicken thoroughly. Brown it in the hot fat in the casserole. (360 degrees F for the electric skillet.)
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Return the bacon to the casserole with the chicken. Cover and cook slowly (300 degrees F) for 10 minutes, turning the chicken once.
• Uncover, and pour in the cognac. Averting your face, ignite the cognac with a lighted match. Shake the casserole back and forth for several seconds until the flames subside.
• Pour the wine into the casserole. Add just enough stock or bouillon to cover the chicken. Stir in the tomato paste, garlic and herbs. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer slowly for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and its juices run a clear yellow when the meat is pricked with a fork. Remove the chicken to a side dish.
• While the chicken is cooking, prepare the onions and mushrooms.
• Simmer the chicken cooking liquid in the casserole for 1 to 2 minutes, skimming off fat. Then raise the heat and boil rapidly, reducing the liquid to about 2 1/4 cups. Correct seasoning. Remove from heat, and discard bay leaf.
• Blend the butter and flour together into a smooth paste (beurre manie). Beat the paste into the hot liquid with a wire whip. Bring to the simmer, stirring and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. The sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon lightly.
• Arrange the chicken in a casserole, place the mushrooms and onions around it and baste with the sauce. If the dish is not to be served immediately, film the top of the sauce with stock or dot with small pieces of butter. Set aside uncovered for no longer than 1 hour or cool, cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Shortly before serving, bring the casserole to a simmer, basting the chicken with the sauce. Cover and simmer slowly for 4 to 5 minutes, until the chicken is heated through.
• Serve from the casserole, or arrange on a hot platter. Decorate with sprigs of parsley.
• When the butter and oil are bubbling in the skillet, add the onions and saute over moderate heat for 10 minutes, rolling the onions about so they will brown as evenly as possible. Be careful not to break their skins. You cannot expect to brown them uniformly.
• Braise them as follows: Pour in the stock, season to taste, and add the herb bouquet. Cover and simmer slowly for 15 to 20 minutes until the onions are perfectly tender but retain their shape, and the liquid has evaporated. Remove herb bouquet. Serve them as they are.
• Bake them as follows: Transfer the onions and their sauteing fat to a shallow baking dish or casserole just large enough to hold them in 1 layer. Set uncovered in upper third of a preheated 350 degree F oven for 40 to 50 minutes, turning them over once or twice. They should be very tender, retain their shape and be a nice golden brown. Remove herb bouquet. Serve them as they are.
• Place the skillet over high heat with the butter and oil. As soon as you see that the butter foam has begun to subside, indicating it is hot enough, add the mushrooms. Toss and shake the pan for 4 to 5 minutes. During their saute the mushrooms will at first absorb the fat. In 2 to 3 minutes the fat will reappear on their surface, and the mushrooms will begin to brown. As soon as they have browned lightly, remove from heat.
• Toss the shallots or green onions, if using, with the mushrooms. Saute over moderate heat for 2 minutes. Sauteed mushrooms may be cooked in advance, set aside, then reheated when needed. Season to taste just before serving.

CROCK POT COQ AU VIN (CHICKEN IN WHITE WINE)

Steps:

• Place butter, chicken, salt, pepper, garlic, mushrooms, onions, wine, thyme, and bay leaf in crock pot.
• Combine chicken broth and flour; pour mixture into crock pot, and stir.
• Cover and cook on LOW setting for 5-6 hours.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Serve over rice.