French braised chicken with bacon, red wine, and mushrooms.

Steps

1. Fry bacon for 3–4 minutes; add chicken, salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, onion and parsley. Cook until chicken is brown (about 6–8 minutes).
2. Place chicken and seasoning in a casserole.
3. In same frying pan add flour, stock and wine; stir to blend smoothly and bring to the boil. Add mushrooms and cook for 1 minute more and season well.
4. Pour over chicken, cover and bake for 1 hour until tender, occasionally basting with sauce. Garnish with parsley. Makes 4–6 servings.