Coq au Vin in Cahors Red Wine

A generous classic from the French south-west: tender chicken slowly cooked in a rich Cahors red wine sauce with vegetables, mushrooms and aromatics. Deep, savoury and comforting, this is proper country cooking in the best sense — the kind of dish that tastes like it has been simmering all afternoon. Serve with potatoes, buttered noodles, rice or simply good bread for mopping up the sauce.