Chicken slowly braised in red wine with bacon and mushrooms.
Ingredients
- 8 chicken pieces
- 500 ml red wine
- 150 g bacon, chopped
- 250 g mushrooms
- 12 small onions or 2 large
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp flour
- 250 ml chicken stock
- 1 tsp thyme (optional)
- 30 g butter
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Method
- Fry the bacon until crisp, then brown the chicken in the fat.
- Add the onions, garlic and mushrooms, then sprinkle over the flour.
- Pour in the wine and stock, add the herbs, cover and simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Stir in the butter for gloss and serve with mash or bread.
Cheaper swaps & tips
- Grape juice with a splash of vinegar can stand in for wine.