Exquisitely, delicately, with a rich bouquet and a delicate taste ... Wine gives the meat all the best, and the banal chicken easily turns into a culinary masterpiece. Just do not skimp on the quality of the divine drink, and you will succeed!
Hen in wine in the oven in French
This is a classic dish of French cuisine, chicken with mushrooms in wine, called "Kokovan". The recipe is for 6 servings.
Ingredients:
- chicken breasts - 6 pcs .;
- bacon - 6 strips;
- mushrooms (fresh) - 300 g;
- shallots - 3 pieces;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- butter - 25 g;
- flour - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- red wine - 1,5 items;
- broth chicken - 1.5 st .;
- olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- a bunch of herbs (parsley, savory) - to taste;
- thyme (twig) - 2 pcs .;
- bay leaf - 1 piece;
- a bunch of herbs (parsley, savory) - to taste;
- salt, black pepper - to taste.
Preparation
How to cook chicken in wine? For marinade mix half a glass of wine with a spoon of olive oil, salt, pepper. Add thyme and bay leaf. In the breasts we make small incisions, so that the meat is better soaked. Fill the chicken with marinade, add a bundle of green herbs, cover and send it overnight to the fridge.
In the morning bacon fry on a small amount of olive oil, until brown. We take it out and let it drain on a paper towel. In the same oil fry chopped shallow onions, we take out a noisy. And in its place, fry for 3 minutes chopped mushrooms and finely chopped garlic. If necessary, add oil.
In a separate frying pan, warm the butter and spread the chicken skin down. Fry it for 10 minutes. We put the breasts in the baking dish, add bacon, onions and mushrooms. And in a frying pan, where the juice from the chicken was left, pour in the flour, stir well. Gradually pour in broth and a glass of wine. To get a more saturated taste, you can add 2 tbsp. spoons of brandy.
In France, a chicken in wine, prepared according to this recipe, is served with croutons - small triangular croutons (cut off the crust from white bread and fry in oil until golden brown). Also great for rice, mashed potatoes or stewed vegetables. And, of course, do not forget a glass of wine!
Chicken wings in wine
Ingredients:
- Wings of chicken - 1 kg;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- flour - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- white semisweet wine - 1 item;
- honey - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- basil (dried) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- vegetable oil - for frying;
- salt, pepper black ground - to taste.
Preparation
Wings fill half the wine and pickle, how much patience is enough (2-3 hours is enough, you can less, but then the meat will not so much soak). Meanwhile, beat the eggs with salt, pepper and basil. Add honey, gradually introduce flour. We pour out the wings in this batter and fry it in a heated frying pan until a ruddy crust, gradually pouring in the remaining wine.
Finished wings are held under a lid on a slow fire for another 5 minutes. They are perfect for both wine and beer.
Chicken liver in wine
Ingredients:
- chicken liver - 500 g;
- onion red sweet - 4 pcs .;
- vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- red wine - 1/2 tbsp .;
- broth chicken - 2/3 items;
- white balsamic vinegar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- sugar brown - 1 teaspoon;
- greens-1 bunch;
- salt, ground black pepper - to taste.
Preparation
Remove the liver and veins from the liver, cut into several parts.
We add the remaining oil and fry onions cut into thin rings until golden. We pour wine and broth, we take 10 minutes under the lid. Add the liver, salt, pepper. Sprinkle with vinegar, a little more sugar - and remove from the fire. Then we serve to the table, watering the sauce, which turned out in a frying pan when extinguishing.