How to Use coq au vin in a Sentence

coq au vin

noun
Definition of coq au vinnext
  • The new dinner menu — with six starters, six entrees and six desserts — includes dishes like salmon in beurre blanc, coq au vin, beef Bourguignon and cassoulet.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Classic French fare like steak frites and coq au vin in the South End.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The dish was coq au vin, a chicken dish often cooked with wine and mushrooms.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • But there was more to the first seedlings of this formative life chapter than coq au vin.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Serve coq au vin with braising liquid poured over and all around.
    — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • So, too, with haggard old roosters, slotted for the pot in coq au vin.
    — New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Much like the French coq au vin, the long, gentle braising is meant to break down the ropey, bad-attitude meat of male birds.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2020
  • Stews in the winter, a modern take on coq au vin, and a tomato-less bolognese made with veal, pancetta, and lemon.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And unlike coq au vin cooked on the stovetop, once the prep work is done, the dish can cook unmonitored.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The French brasserie's menu had been noted over the years for items such as pates, stews such as coq au vin and flammekueche, the Alsatian flatbreads.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2018
  • This French bird, unlike coq au vin, is not improved by flambéing.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Do note that the fan favorite coq au vin is planned to return soon after a pandemic pause.
    — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 20 May 2021
  • Duck confit, escargot, coq au vin and braised leg of rabbit will be served.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The three entrees offered are coq au vin with pomme puree, wild mushroom and cheese roulade and crepe cannelloni.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2020
  • On Tuesday, coq au vin is scheduled to be delivered to the men and women at the police station.
    — Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Classic French cuisine may have gone out of style, but there's still much to love at Etoile in the Tanglewood-Uptown area, such as onion soup and coq au vin.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 21 June 2022
  • She is widely known for many French dishes, notably her coq au vin, from which the Le Coq name is derived, Puffer explained.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • For a new take on a French classic, try our recipe for white wine coq au vin, filled with veggies and fresh herbs in a rich stock enhanced by a couple of cups of Chardonnay.
    — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Instead his menus offered the grand, substantial dishes of the decades: duck with foie gras, pike quenelles, fillet of beef Rossini, coq au vin.
    — The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The main thrust of the menu is a divisive can-to-table offering, alongside classic French dishes like coq au vin and steak au poivre.
    — Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Raise your Instagram cooking game and replace that pumpernickel with a nice coq au vin!
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Sure, the Instant Pot has proven itself most helpful for tenderizing tough cuts of meat or zooming through low-and-slow braises (like coq au vin) in record time.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Steak frites, steak tartare, coq au vin, snails in garlic, and a dessert created in honor of the Paris-Brest-Paris race are just some of the specialties perfected by the capital's chefs.
    — Fox News, 28 July 2018
  • Prinze, an avid home cook, regularly whips up elaborate meals like coq au vin on weeknights.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Somewhere between the rich brandade, the fall-apart coq au vin, and a truly luxe chocolate mousse came an unsuspecting course—the underdog, even.
    — Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Last Saturday was a carrot salad (delicious), coq au vin with noodles (outstanding), and a choice of four or five desserts (chocolate mousse was a bit hit).
    — The Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The Adrienne’s chef, Tadek Zwan, prepared Burgundian specialties like beef bourguignon and coq au vin — chicken cooked in wine sauce.
    — Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
  • This light and refreshing dessert makes a perfect counterbalance to heavy fall and winter stews such as beef bourguignon or coq au vin featuring meat braised in wine.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Entrees feature a choice of mushroom or jumbo shrimp risotto and coq au vin; the $45 upgrade includes choice of rack of lamb, duck breast or pan-roasted yellowtail snapper filets; and dessert.
    — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • After Van Kley left in 2015, Rucker took a more hands-on approach with the menu, pumping the charcuterie program up to new heights while adding playful faux French dishes like a fried chicken coq au vin and a double brie burger.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2019

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