Coq au vin

I decided to try the Farmville application on facebook and it was actually more fun than I expected, now I keep farming and farming...

Toine went to take passport photos today so he can apply for his new passport at the embassy tomorrow. He has to get a new residence permit as well, and his old passport is only valid for another half a year, thus the new residence permit can only last for half a year. So new passport = longer residence permit! Toine is not happy with the pictures since it has to be a ''neutral face'', so no smiling. He thinks he looks grumpy hehe, I think it's as cute as always.

I did some nice cooking today as well.

Coq au vin (chicken in wine)

As much chicken meat as you need in large pieces
150g bacon
1 yellow onion
1 bottle of red wine
1 pinch of salt
1-2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
2 teaspoons of thyme
1/2 teaspoon of rosemary
2 cloves of garlic
1-2 chicken bullion cubes
200-400g of mushroom
1-2 tablespoons of flour

First Fry the chicken in large whole pieces to give it some color only, put it in a large pot so all pieces fit nicely on the bottom. Fry the onions in large pieces, and the mushrooms if they are fresh and not canned and then add the flour (it will later make the stew thicker). Add it to the large pot with the chicken. Put the salt, bay leaves, pepper, thyme, rosemary and pressed garlic in with the chicken and pour the red wine over everything.

Now start boiling the stew and add the bullion cubes, taste to make sure it doesn't become too salty. Either use a thermometer in a piece of chicken to know when it's done (79 C), or boil about 15-25 minutes depending on the size of the pieces. Check yourself when it's ready ;). In the mean time fry the bacon so it's nice and crispy. When the stew is ready, add the bacon, top it off with some parsley if you like, and serve with rice or potatoes!

It doesn't look too apetizing, but it tastes delicious.