Whew. This is a very long recipe with lots of ingredients and images, so hang in there! I did indeed make this from my newest cookbook, The Girl and the Fig Cookbook, for Weekend Cookbook Challenge 13. Wherein, you make a recipe out of your newest cookbook.

I also wanted to mention the interestingness (not a word — I know!) of using cocoa powder and cinnamon in the sauce — almost like a mole. I think it worked really well and gave the coq au vin a lot of complexity. Oh, and this is a two-bottle of wine recipe. In fact, you’ll be about 1/4 cup short of wine at the end — no biggie — just use what you have left.

For the chicken, instead of the legs and thighs combination listed in the recipe, I used 4 legs and 2 breasts, both with bones and skin. The . . . → Read More: WCC13:The Girl and the Fig’s Coq Au Vin