Instant Pot Coq au Vin

This Instant Pot Coq au Vin recipe concentrates flavors with less effort and time than the traditional method! You'll love this take on this beloved chicken recipe.

Course Main Course

Cuisine French

Keyword electric pressure cooker coq au vin, Instant Pot coq au vin

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Inactive time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings

Calories 312kcal

Author Natasha Bull

Ingredients

6 strips bacon chopped into small pieces
6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2 large carrots chopped
10 ounces pearl onions peeled
7 ounces button mushrooms (leave them whole)
4 cloves garlic minced
2 cups red wine (I used Zinfandel)
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 heaping tablespoons tomato paste
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons cold water
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Prep your ingredients. I use kitchen shears to make cutting up the bacon easier. You can always finish prepping the remaining ingredients while the bacon is cooking to save time.
Add the bacon to your Instant Pot. Press the sauté button and fry the bacon until crispy (about 10-12 mins).
Once the bacon is crispy, move the bacon to one side of the Instant Pot and scoop most of the grease out with a spoon. Discard the fat (or store it and save it for other recipes).
Add the garlic, red wine, chicken broth, and tomato paste to the Instant Pot. Give it a good stir.
Add the chicken, carrots, onions, mushrooms, and thyme to your Instant Pot. Stir it as best as you can. Close the lid and set the valve to "sealing". Press the "manual" button and set the timer to cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
Once the countdown has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, and then do a quick release of the remaining pressure.
Add the cornstarch slurry (mix the cornstarch and cold water together) to the Instant Pot. Press the sauté button and this will help the sauce sauce thicken a little bit (the sauce isn't meant to be too thick) if you let it cook for a few more minutes. Season with salt & pepper if needed.

Notes

I used about a pound of chicken thighs in this recipe. Anything around that mark (or even up to 1.5 lbs. or so) would work. I discuss more on why I chose this cut of chicken within the blog post.
Serves 4-6.
I use this 6-quart Instant Pot.
Inactive time = the time it takes your Instant Pot to get up to pressure.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

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