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Willie's Cocoa Coq au Vin

A hearty, tasty meal, and with cacao added, it’s simply rico.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Comfort Food, hearty, one-pot, slow-cooked
Difficulty: Intermediate
Brand: Willie's Cacao
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg 1 whole organic free-range chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 stick celery
  • 2 bouquet garni
  • 75 g 75g butter
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
  • garlic cloves from half a bulb, peeled
  • 150 g 150g unsmoked back bacon, roughly chopped
  • 1 bottle red wine
  • 1–2 tbsp Willie’s Cacao Sambirano Madagascar 100% Cocoa Mass

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan).
  • Remove the legs, wings and breast meat from the chicken. Place the chicken carcass in a roasting tin and roast for 30–40 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer the carcass to a large pot.
  • Add 1 onion, the carrot, celery and 1 bouquet garni. Cover with cold water and simmer for 35–40 minutes. Strain, discarding the vegetables and bones.
  • Season the chicken pieces with salt and black pepper. Heat the butter and oil in a large casserole. Add the chicken and fry until the skin is evenly browned. Meanwhile, blitz the remaining onion and the garlic cloves in a food processor until finely chopped. Remove the chicken from the casserole, add the onion and garlic, along with the bacon, and fry until soft and brown.
  • Turn the heat up and deglaze the casserole with a good splash of red wine. Return the chicken legs and wings to the pot.
  • Pour in the remaining red wine and 150ml of stock. Add the remaining bouquet garni.
  • Cook over a low heat for 1 hour, topping up the liquid if necessary with stock. Add the chicken breasts and cook for a further 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
  • Stir in the cacao to finish and serve with mashed potato.