Delectable Coq au Vin Redux

This dish was the first recipe I ever published here on Dishes Delish!  Since I’ve made it again, this is my delectable coq au vin redux!

I know of bloggers who take down their earliest posts because they are embarrassed by them.  They don’t want the world to see their unpolished work.

Although I understand the urge because it’s hard to show that we are imperfect, I’m here to tell you that, as human beings, we are all imperfect.  Why not glory in our humanity, give ourselves a break and embrace it?

My imperfections stared me in the face recently.  My dear friend Gabby, linked two of my granola recipes on her blog, The Tolerant Table!

Check her out.  She has great recipes!

Anyway, when I saw that she shared my recipes, I instantly thought, “Ugh, those aren’t my best photos.”  I didn’t like that that was my first thought.  My next thought was, “How wonderful! Gabby shared my recipe and linked to my site.”

That was the correct thought and I’m glad it came so quickly.

We all have to start somewhere, don’t we?  Yes indeed, we do.  So, I embrace my journey and revel at how far I’ve come in my food photography!  I look forward to the time when I look back at these photos and revel in how far I have come again!

Aren’t I so grown up?

Mostly.

Here is a link to my very first post, which I used my iPhone and a naked light bulb to photograph.

Um, yeah.

On to the Delectable Coq au Vin Redux recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bacon makes me drool

We have newly fried bacon, chicken thighs, onion, celery and mushrooms.  I drool when I look at the bacon.  Do you?

But let’s back up a step.  I didn’t want to show the bacon raw since it looks so much better cooked.  Don’t you agree?

I get my Dutch oven and heat it on medium.  I place 5 pieces of bacon in it and fry them until they are nice and crispy.  I fish out the bacon and put it on a paper towel lined plate.  I leave the bacon grease in the pan, where I place the chicken thighs and sauté them for 3 minutes on each side.

When done, I take the chicken out of the pan, place it on a plate and set it aside.

Time for the veggies

There is still bacon fat in the pan so I add the sliced onion and chopped celery.  I stir it every few minutes until the onion becomes translucent.  It takes about 5 minutes.  Next, I add the mushrooms, thyme, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper.  I sauté it all for an additional 5 minutes.

Time to add 1 cup of white wine, 1 cup of chicken broth and a bay leaf.  I raise the heat and scrape the bottom of the pan for all the yummies stuck there.

I add the chicken back in the pan and crumble the bacon over the chicken.

Coq au Vin Oven Time

Time to place the Dutch oven full of the coq au vin in the oven for 30 minutes.

I transfer the coq au vin to a smaller pan to serve it.

I make a salad, plate some millet and get ready to serve this delectable dish.

Oh my gosh, is it good!  Let us look at the coq au vin from a different angle.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as Christopher and I enjoyed eating it.

Please leave me a comment, just because you want to, Pin any photo to Pinterest and Yum the recipe to Yummly because sharing is caring.

And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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