Riesling – Chicken

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 chicken(s), approx. 1.8 kg
• 400 g mushrooms
• 5 shallots
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 sprigs of thyme
• 100 g butter
• 2 tbsp oil (peanut oil)
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 bottle of white wine (Alsatian Riesling)
• 250 g crème fraîche
• ½ lemon(s)
• Salt and pepper, freshly ground

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Alsatian Coq au Vin

Cut the chicken into 8 pieces, trim and quarter the mushrooms. Peel the shallots and garlic cloves, and dice the shallots. Wash the thyme sprigs, pat dry, and pick off the leaves. Heat a little butter and peanut oil in a pan and sear the chicken pieces all over. In a casserole dish, sauté the shallots and garlic in a little butter, add the sugar, then add the chicken pieces, dust with flour, and let everything brown nicely. Pour in the wine, season with pepper, salt, and add the crème fraîche and thyme. Cover and simmer for about 40 minutes. Heat the remaining butter and fry the mushrooms in it. Remove the chicken pieces from the roasting pan and keep warm. Reduce the sauce by half over high heat, uncovered, until it is thick. Then add the mushrooms, heat through, and season the sauce with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Serve the chicken pieces in the sauce.