Classic Coq au Vin | Rachael Ray | Recipe

Rachael shares a classic coq au vin, the perfect recipe when it's cold out and you're having family or friends over for dinner or a long Sunday lunch. She also has a funny anecdote about the French word coq. "Literally, coq au vin means rooster or cock in wine," she says, "but it always makes me think of my friend Pierette, who runs a small cozy bistro, Chez Pierre, in upstate New York. Her restaurant and bar have beautiful murals and over the bar is a painting of a coq that says 'Quand ce coq chante les boissons sont gratutites,' which translates to 'when this cock sings, the drinks are free'!" 

She likes to serve the dish with a salad of frisee, radicchio, thinly sliced pears, finely chopped cornichons and fried slices of panko-crusted goat cheese dressed in a lemon-shallot vinaigrette.