Authentic Coq au Vin Recipe Burgundy, France

Name: Coq au vin
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 rooster (or 1 hen) 2 kg (4.4 lbs), cut-up in pieces; 12 small white onions; 125g (4.4 oz) lardons; 1 tbsp of oil; 120g (4 oz) butter; 1 tbsp Cognac; 1 bottle of red wine; 1 bouquet garni; 2 cloves of garlic; 200g (7 oz) champignons; 1 tbsp flour; 3 tbsp of chicken or pork blood; salt, to taste; pepper, to taste; FOR SERVING; steamed apples