A polished white plate serves as the canvas, where chunks of bronzed, crisped chicken peek out from a lustrous wine-induced rouge sauce. An assortment of pearl onions, succulent mushrooms, and specks of fresh parsley artistically scattered provides a beautiful contrast.

International Chef's Day Coq Au Vin

Name: International Chef's Day Coq Au Vin
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: whole chicken, 1 cut into 8 pieces; bacon, 100 grams sliced; pearl onions, 18 None; button mushrooms, 250 grams cleaned; garlic, 4 cloves finely chopped; flour, 2 tablespoons None; red wine, 750 ml None; chicken stock, 2 cups None; fresh thyme, 2 sprigs None; bay leaves, 2 None; parsley leaves, ½ cup finely chopped; olive oil, 2 tablespoons None; salt, to taste None; black pepper, to taste freshly ground

Category Main Course

Prep 30 minutes

Cook 30 minutes

Style French

Technique Baking

Diet Friendly Gluten-Free

Daily Recipe: October 20, 2025

We're celebrating International Chef's Day with a nod to renowned chef, Julia Child, and her iconic dish - Coq Au Vin. This dish uses chicken as the star, steeped in a rich red wine, with aromatic vegetables and spices.

Ingredients (for 4)

Whole chicken - 1 - cut into 8 pieces
Bacon - 100 grams - sliced
Pearl onions - 18
Button mushrooms - 250 grams - cleaned
Garlic - 4 cloves - finely chopped
Flour - 2 tablespoons
Red wine - 750 ml
Chicken stock - 2 cups
Fresh thyme - 2 sprigs
Bay leaves - 2
Parsley leaves - ½ cup - finely chopped
Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
Salt - to taste
Black pepper - to taste - freshly ground

Preparation

Step 1 - 🌡️🔥🕰️

Preheat your oven to a temperature of 350°F (175°C).
Step 2 - 🥓🍳🍽️

In a large, oven-safe casserole dish, cook the sliced bacon over medium heat until crisp. Once cooked, transfer the bacon to a large plate.
Step 3 - 🐔🍳🍽️

In the same casserole dish, brown the cut pieces of chicken on all sides. Transfer the browned chicken to the plate with the cooked bacon.
Step 4 - 🍄🧅🍳

Using the same dish, sauté the cleaned button mushrooms and pearl onions until the onions turn golden brown.
Step 5 - 🍷🥄🍵

Stir in the flour into the dish, followed by pouring in the red wine. While adding these, make sure to scrape off any bits stuck at the bottom of the dish.
Step 6 - 🍲🌿🧂

Next, add the chicken stock, finely chopped garlic, fresh thyme, bay leaves, cooked chicken, and bacon into the dish. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Step 7 - ⏲️🔥🍲

Cover the dish and let it bake in the preheated oven for roughly 30 minutes.
Step 8 - 🌿🥘😋

Once baked, take out the dish from the oven and garnish it with finely chopped parsley leaves before serving.

Additional

Coq Au Vin is Julia Child's signature dish from her debut cookbook, 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking'. This dish is the epitome of culinary elegance and comfort. For a vegetarian version, replace chicken with hearty root vegetables like turnips and rutabagas and use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock. Children can get involved by washing and prepping the vegetables.