The Frog Blog of Louis la Vache: Recettes classiques de la cuisine française: Coq-au-vin

04 avril 2008

Recettes classiques de la cuisine française: Coq-au-vin

Classic recipes of the French kitchen: Coq-au-vin
Chicken in Red Wine with Onions, Mushrooms and Bacon

Une vendeuse de volaille, poultry seller, at the market in Antony on the southwest side of Paris.
Louis la Vache will share with you aujord'hui la recette pour le cog-au-vin de nôtre dame de la poche, "Our Lady of the Ladle," Julia Child.

Occasionally you will find this recette classique de la cuisine française made with white wine (for example reisling from the Alsace region) but most commonly it is made with vin rouge. In the French countryside, coq-au-vin is often made with older roosters because they contain a lot of connective tissue, which creates a richer broth when cooked. In France it is usually accompanied only by parsley potatoes; buttered green peas could be included if you wish a green vegetable.

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Qui-est Louis la Vache?

Normandie is famous in France for its dairy products (and also for its apples) - something of a combination of Wisconsin and Washington. My mother's family originated in Normandie. When I first began visiting France, I found the yogurt and cheese to be excellent - and I was astounded by all the varieties available there. My friends in France, knowing my mother's family had originated in Normandie, began to tease me about trying singlehandedly to support all the Norman dairy farms.

So that's part of the story...

Then there's the part about how the French don't say that they "pig out" when they eat a lot, they say j'ai mangé comme une vache - "I ate like a cow." Well, that's appropriate because for some of those French feasts, you NEED, like a cow, to have multiple stomachs. And, I've always done my best to "mange comme une vache."

So that's another part of the story...

Also, to call someone une vache is really to insult them. Applied to a man, it implies that, at best, he is a dimwit. Applied to a woman, well, it's like calling her a word that rhymes with witch, and no, I'm not speaking of Hillary - this time... Well, I can be a little slow sometimes, so peut être je suis une vache.....
Suddenly!
My alter-ego appeared!
Voila! - Une vache normande!
Louis la Vache!
And en la Californie, my car has the license plate Vache with a license plate frame reading "Louis la Vache - I'd rather be in Normandie."