Coq au Vin - Chicken in a red wine sauce with pearl onions and mushrooms

10-12 chicken pieces bone-in; legs, thighs
1/4 cup flour
dash salt
dash pepper
3 tablespoons oil (peanut preferred)
2 tablespoons garlic
1/2 cup chopped green onions or equivalent
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4 cups water
2 tablespoons chicken stock
2 diced onions
1 diced carrot
1 tablespoon thyme
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup red wine 
1 cup pearl onions
1 cup mushrooms

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Clean and drain the chicken well.  In a plastic bag add flour/pepper/salt and shake chicken to coat.  In a hot fry pan add oil, onions and garlic; when hot brown chicken on both sides, about 3 minutes each.  Remove from pan and drain on paper towel.  
In a separate pot or in another bowl combine the other ingredients and cook/simmer for 10 minutes.
Portion into bags or oven-ready pans and freeze.

Remove from freezer, add 1/2 cup water per 500g chicken to roasting pan, heat from frozen at 325, covered, for about 1 hour.  Remove cover and heat on medium for another 5-10 minutes or until you see the sauce bubbling furiously for at least 1 minute.  Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.  Serve with boiled potatoes or rice.

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