i’ve been a good girl studying (and drama-ing) the past week. but well before the drama (pun intended), i cooked something which reminds me of my childhood. my dad calls it cook-a-wing up till this very day but the real name for it is coq au vin. tell me, is it really that similar? cook-a-wing vs coq au vin. it’s so not! for starters, i don’t use chicken wings for it, i go for thighs. preferably skinless (for health reasons they say *looks at mum and dad*). just preferably. so it’s not a must right? i love my glistening fats and skins and all so who cares? *stiffled laugh

briefly pan-fry the chicken thighs to get that beautiful golden brown crispy skin! crispy skin, i lust.

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see what i mean?

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add some good-old-vegetables. just to get the fats balanced out, haha.

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no greens this time around. greens will turn yellowish-orange after cooking anyway.

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then, my favourite part of the dish. time to choose a good wine! red one of course. i’ve never been really associated with whites (except for that bottle i received for my birthday sorry vanessa!) this time, i went for a vintage 2006 shiraz cabernet from jacob’s creek. three cheers for our south australian friends! a very comforting wine  i should say, no heavy flavours and it’s not dry thank you Jesus.

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pour the whole bottle in if you like! XD

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and then you cook and stir and boil a little further until you get the flavours out. by now, your whole kitchen should be smelling like…..coq au vin. what else if not, kfc?

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those are not eggs! my dad said they look like eggs instead of onions. damn fail.

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never ever forget to reduce the sauce to get that rich and thick consistency.

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dirty red, i like.

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serve it up hot with a good wine (if you’re an alcoholic like me) and it will be just like, fifteen melbourne. trust me, self-denial works all the time. oh oh, maybe listen to some sexy jazz music too to jazz it all up!

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guess what?

i’m still very much ‘on-the-way’ of learning the reds, but i’m already as thoroughly excited as a food/wine critic! cellar-aged australian wines! now, that’s going to be a FIRST! pray for me that karwei manages to buy them for me come weekend thanks kar wei!

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