This recipe is the result of the gangster Lefty's attempt to cook real French Coq au Vin in Donnie Brasco.
In the film, Al Pacino, in his role as Lefty Ruggiero, cooks for Johnny Depp who plays the eponymous hero in the movie Donnie Brasco. He gets upset about "the Italians" who can't cook anything but Italian. But, Lefty says, he will now demonstrate how to make real French coq au vin. The resulting dish, however, looks pretty much like an Italian-American gangster version of pollo alla cacciatora, the classic Italian dish.
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 | slices | thick-cut bacon, cut into 1cm cubes |
| 2 | tablespoon(s) | olive oil |
| 1 | chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces | |
| plain flour, for dusting | ||
| 1 | splash(es) | brandy |
| 1 | stalk(s) | celery, chopped |
| 1/2 | onion, chopped | |
| 1 | carrot, diced | |
| 400 | ml | chicken stock |
| 1 | 400g can tomatoes | |
| 1 | pinch(es) | dried thyme |
| 1 | pinch(es) | dried rosemary |
| bunch | parsley for garnish | |
| salt | ||
| pepper | ||
| 2 | handful | garlic, chopped |
| 200 | ml | red wine |
