Slow-Cooker Coq au Vin

Name: Slow-Cooker Coq au Vin
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Europe, French
Ingredients: 4 ounces, thick-cut bacon (about 3 slices), cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 2 , medium onions, minced; 8 , medium garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 2 teaspoons, minced fresh thyme leaves, or 1/2 teaspoon dried; , Salt; 1 (750-ml) bottle, dry red wine (see note); 1/3 cup, soy sauce; 3 tablespoons, Minute Tapioca; 2 , bay leaves; 4 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts or thighs), skin removed and trimmed; , Ground black pepper; 2 cups, frozen pearl onions, thawed; 1/2 cup, water; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 10 ounces, cremini mushrooms, trimmed, wiped clean, and halved if small or quartered if large

Main Courses
Europe
French
Poultry
Chicken
Slow Cooker
Stews

In this traditional French peasant dish, chicken is simmered for hours in red wine allowing the meat to soak up the liquid’s rich flavor; this extended simmering is what gives this dish its robust flavor, so it seemed well-suited for the slow cooker.

SERVES 6 to 8

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