Perfect Pairing Recipes

Serves 4

Total Time: 60 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

1 3-4-pound chicken cut into 8 pieces
8 slices bacon
3 shallots thinly sliced
1 cup carrots peeled and cut on a bias
1 cup creamer potatoes cut in half
1 cup diced cabbage
2 cloves minced garlic
¼ cup brandy
1 cup red wine
1 cup chicken stock
10 sprigs of thyme
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
½ cup cremini mushrooms cut in half stem removed
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper

How To Make It:

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.

Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove the bacon to a plate with a slotted spoon.

Meanwhile, lay the chicken out on paper towels and pat dry. Liberally sprinkle the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. When the bacon is removed, brown the chicken pieces in batches in a single layer for about 5 minutes, turning to brown evenly. Remove the chicken to the plate with the bacon and continue to brown until all the chicken is done. Set aside.

Add the carrots, shallots, cabbage, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to the pan and cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add in 1 tbsp butter and flour and cook for another 2 minutes until flour is browned. Add the Cognac and reduce for 5 minutes. put the bacon, chicken, and any juices that collected on the plate into the pot. Add the wine, chicken stock, potatoes and thyme and bring to a simmer. Cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and place in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is just not pink. Remove from the oven and place on top of the stove.

In a medium saute pan, add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and cook the mushrooms over medium-low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until browned. Add to the stew. Bring the stew to a simmer and cook for another 10 minutes. Season to taste. Serve hot.

To serve place vegetable nicely on plate with two pieces of chicken and spoon sauce over top of chicken. Pair with a glass of Oak Bay Pinot Noir.