Poulet Bonne Femme

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) roasting chickens, cut into 4 pieces
• 2 ounces butter
• 12 small shallots
• 4 ounces bacon, sliced
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 4 ounces button mushrooms
• 16 small new potatoes
• 1/4 pint dry wine
• 1/4 pint chicken stock
• 1 bouquet garni
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 4 slices bread, fried and cut into croutons

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a deep pan and fry the chicken pieces until brown all over 5 minutes.
• 2 remove from the pan and drain.
• 3 add the onions and bacon to the pan and fry till the onion is just soft.
• 4 add the flour and cook out for 2 minutes add the mushrooms, wine, stock, and bouquet garni, bring to the boil to make the sauce, season with salt and pepper.
• 5 replace the chicken and simmer covered for 20 mins, add the potatoes and cook till chicken and potatoes are done, 20 minutes.
• 6 discard the bouquet garni and serve with the croutons of bread and boiled green beans. wonderful.