Coq in Burgundy

Author

Unknown

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Recipe

Measurements	Ingredients
3½ lb	Roasting Chicken
½ Cup	Diced Ham
1 Cup	Mushrooms
10	Small White Onions
1 Slice	White Bread, diced
¼ Cup	Butter
1 Teaspoon	Salt
1 Pinch	Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons	Flour
1	Bay Leaf
2	Cloves
2 Cloves	Crushed Garlic
1 Pint	Burgundy Wine
1 Cup	Cream

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Instructions

1. Cut chicken in 8 pieces & roll in flour.
2. Fry in saucepan with butter, ham, mushrooms, white onions until golden brown.
3. Add wine, bay leaf, cloves, crushed garlic, salt & pepper.
4. Cover the pan & stew in moderate oven for at least 45 minutes.
5. Add a little water during cooking if necessary.
6. When done place chicken, mushrooms, onions & ham on serving dish.
7. Add cream to gravy & bring to a boil, stirring constantly till reduced to a rich, smooth gravy.
8. Strain through a fine strainer over the chicken.
9. Fry the bread in butter till brown and garnish the dish with it.

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