Coq au vin ~ So how do you make that?

Happy New Year my friends!

I thought I'd start off this year with a special dish. I'm sure everyone has seen coq au vin on a dinner menu at some point or another. It's not an every day dish, but I thought I'd give you something to wow all your friends at some points. So I thought I'd start with the pronunciation. Phonetically this is how it sounds: Coh- co-vahn (very light enunciation on the end n). Also here is a site that helps you hear how it sounds as well: Audible pronunciation for coq au vin

Now that we got that out of the way...! This is a really wonderful dish. It's a bit decadent so I think it's perfect for a special occasion or whenever you feel like treating yourself. Don't be intimidated to give this a go. There's a few steps involved, but they are easy steps. I promise you will not regret it!!
Note: This recipe makes about 3 hearty servings.

Ingredients
3 strips of bacon
3 large chicken thighs
salt and black pepper
2 large carrots
1 yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
3/4 bottle red wine
1 cup chicken stock/broth
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tblsp all-purpose flour
6-8 button mushrooms

Step 1: Cut the bacon into small pieces

Step 2: Cook the bacon until it is crispy.

I cooked this right in the dutch oven.

Step 3: When bacon has been cooked, remove from pot. Leave the bacon renderings in the pan for the chicken

Step 4: Season chicken with salt and pepper

Step 5: In the pot with the bacon renderings, place the chicken in the pan skin side down first for 4 minutes, then flip over and cook the other side.