INGREDIENTS
Coq au vin
4 x chicken marylands
200 g button mushrooms
8 garlic cloves
500 ml (2 cups) pinot noir
4 bay leaves
4 star anise
4 cloves
4 juniper berries
1 celery heart
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 bunch Dutch carrots, peeled
250 ml (1 cup) chicken stock
100 g pancetta cut into lardons 4 cm x 1.5 cm
2 tablespoons cultured butter
6 sprigs of tarragon, chopped
Sea Salt and pepper, to taste
Pickled Onions
4 baby onions, peeled
200 ml water
120 g white wine vinegar
90 g sugar
To serve
Crusty bread
Butter
Miele Accessories
METHOD
Coq au vin
- Place the chicken, skin side down, with the mushrooms, garlic, wine, bay leaves, star anise, cloves, juniper berries and celery in a large ceramic dish and refrigerate, covered, overnight.
- Strain and reserve the liquid.
- Heat oil in a pan on medium heat, induction setting 6-7. Sauté vegetables and spices until coloured. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Heat the marinating liquid in the same pan on high heat, induction setting 8. Reduce the heat to medium-high, induction setting 7 and cook until the liquid is reduced to 100 ml. Add the chicken stock and return to the boil.
- Pre-heat the combi steam Pro oven on Fan Plus at 170°C.
- Place the chicken and vegetables in an unperforated steam container and pour over the boiling stock.
- Cook the lardons in a separate pan on medium-high heat, induction setting 7 until crispy and then add to the chicken.
- Place chicken on shelf position 2.
- Select Combination Mode.
- Select Fan Plus at 170°C + 1 hour + 100% Moisture.
- Remove from the oven and rest for 25 minutes.
- Remove the chicken and pull the knuckle from the leg and discard. Strain liquid and cook on medium- high heat, induction setting 7 until liquid has thickened a little.
- Add butter and tarragon, whisk to combine before pouring over the chicken and vegetables. Season to taste.
Pickled onions
- Peel and cut onions in half horizontally. Place onions in a sterilised jar.
- Bring the water, vinegar and sugar to the boil on medium heat, induction setting 6-7, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Pour hot pickling liquid over onions and seal jar. Set aside to cool.
To serve
- Scatter pickled onion petals around the chicken.
- Serve with crusty bread and butter.
APPLIANCE / FUNCTION
Shannon Bennett
In 2011, acclaimed Australian chef Shannon Bennett undertook the greatest challenge of his life – moving his award winning Vue de monde restaurant to the dramatic new location on the 55th floor of Melbourne’s iconic Rialto building. From the beginning, Shannon’s goal has been to make Vue de monde Australia’s most sustainable restaurant. More than 50 cutting-edge technologies are being utilised, from an E-water system to ‘cold kitchen technology’ (no exposed flames or gas)
