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Coq au Vin

Name: Coq au Vin
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (3-4 lbs), cut into bone-in pieces; 1 bottle (750 ml) Burgundy red wine; 1 cup chicken broth; 6 oz lardons; 8 oz mushrooms, sliced; 12 pearl onions, peeled; 4 cloves garlic, smashed; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp flour; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 bay leaf; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; salt to taste; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Coq au Vin reads richness 7.7, umami 7.5 and sourness 4.2 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a French main, about 2 hr. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.3 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 4.4 / 10
Sour & Bright — 4.4 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 3.8 / 10
Rich & Fat — 7.8 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.9 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Richness 7.7 · Umami 7.5 · Sourness 4.2 · Fruity 3.8 · Salinity 3.8 · Earthy 3.6 · Allium 3.4 · Funk & Ferment 3.4 · Sweetness 1.9 · Herbaceous 1.8 · Floral 1.7 · Warm Spice 1.6 · Bitterness 1.2 · Heat 0.8

What's in it (14)

1 whole chicken (3-4 lbs), cut into bone-in pieces
1 bottle (750 ml) Burgundy red wine
1 cup chicken broth
6 oz lardons
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
12 pearl onions, peeled
4 cloves garlic, smashed
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp flour
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
3 tbsp unsalted butter
salt to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper

Time & effort: about 2 hr (30 min active) · effort: involved

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 148.3 kcal, 9.7 g protein, 10.3 g fat, 2.5 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Marinate chicken in wine overnight if time allows, then brown the pieces in butter with lardons.
Build a sauce with garlic, tomato paste, wine, and broth, nestle in the chicken, and braise covered for about 45 minutes.
Add sautéed mushrooms and pearl onions, simmer uncovered to reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.