Simple Way to Make Gordon Ramsay Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine

Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine. I'm not a big crockpot cooker but with meals like this Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore with Red Wine I may just turn into one. It was so simple to make and I loved coming home from work with dinner ready to be served! If you ask any Italian what the secret is to make a good sauce (gravy).

This delicious dish has a rich red wine sauce which works wonders with the tender cuts of chicken. It's ideal for sharing at dinner parties or a cosy night in. Pan-seared slow-cooker wine-braised beef short ribs and chopped vegetables go into your crockpot with some chicken stock and plenty of red wine in a recipe that produces wonderfully fork-tender meat. You can have Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine

1. It's 4 of skinless chicken breasts.
2. Prepare 150 grams of lean bacon cut into 1 inch pieces or lardons.
3. It's 15 ml of vegetable oil.
4. You need 2 clove of crushed garlic.
5. Prepare 300 ml of red wine.
6. You need 30 grams of tomato paste.
7. It's 500 ml of chicken stock.
8. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
9. You need 1/2 tsp of dried thyme.
10. Prepare 250 grams of shallots or button onions, peeled.
11. You need 200 grams of small button mushrooms or quartered if large.
12. Prepare 30 grams of cornstarch.
13. It's of chopped parsley or coriander.

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Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine step by step

1. Spray crockpot with oil..
2. Heat oil in a frying pan, add bacon / lardons and fry until any fat runs, drain and add to crockpot.
3. Place chicken breasts in pan and seal on both sides without browning, drain and place in crockpot..
4. Pour off most of oil, lightly fry shallots, add garlic to pan, add tomato paste, add wine and deglaze pan, add stock(made from cube is fine) add bayleaf and thyme pour into crockpot, season with salt and black pepper..
5. Turn crockpot to low, add mushrooms, cook for 4 hours., check chicken is cooked through..
6. Slake cornstarch with 30 ml cold water, pour into crockpot, stir and turn to high for 15 minutes, until thickened..
7. Garnish with chopped parsley..
8. Serve with pilaf or boiled rice or creamey mashed potatoes and vegetable of choice, fresh peas are good..
9. I bought diced chicken breast by mistake, I reduced cooking time to 2 hours and it was perfect..
10. You can add a dash or two of balsamic vinegar at step 6, for a richer taste..
11. You can substitute white wine for red wine for an alternative taste, in this case omit balsamic vinegar but you can add a dollop or two of cream or creme fraiche just before serving..
12. My daughter is allergic to mushrooms so there are no mushrooms in title picture, I cooked them separately and added to dish when served!.

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