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Coq au vin was one of the very first recipes I learned when I began to take interest in French cuisine a few years ago. This is by far one of the best chicken recipes I have ever tasted!

The original coq au vin is made with an entire frying chicken, deboned…but because I am not yet skilled at cutting an entire chicken I just bought chicken thighs, as I have been doing since I started making this recipe and it turns out delicious as well. I do suggest using the whole chicken if you are cooking for more people.

Of course being a classic French dish, it has many different variations. This one is the only one I have tried and it is scrumptious!

Another great thing about this recipe is how you probably have the ingredients at home already!

You will need:

• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 4 skinless chicken thighs (I buy them with skin and remove it myself for more flavour)
• 2 large cloves of garlic, pressed or pureed
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• A few sprigs of thyme (bundled together for easy removal)
• 2 cups red wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 2 tablespoons of flour

Now do this:

Et voila! It may not look like the prettiest meal in the world but when you taste it you may just jump for joy!