
Ingredients
• 1.6kg (3.5 lb) chicken, cut into 8 pieces (2 breasts, 2 legs, 2 thighs, 2 wings)
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 2 ribs celery, sliced
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, mashed
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bottle red wine
• 4 oz (113 g) bacon, diced
• 1 lb (450 g) button or cremini mushrooms, trimmed
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 16 pearl onions
• 2 tablespoons butter (30 g)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (30 mL)
• 1 tablespoon flour (10 g)

01
Marinate Chicken
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Place chicken, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and thyme in a bowl.
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Pour wine over, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
02
Garnishes
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In a cold skillet, cook bacon over low heat until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.
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Add mushrooms to the bacon fat, cook on medium-high for 5 minutes. Set aside with bacon.
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Boil stock, add pearl onions, simmer 20 minutes, then set aside with bacon and mushrooms.


03
Cook the Chicken
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Remove chicken from marinade, pat dry. Strain marinade, discard vegetables.
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Heat butter and olive oil in a saucepan over high heat.
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Brown chicken, skin side down, in batches (8–10 minutes). Flip, cook 5 minutes.
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Remove chicken, whisk flour into pot, then add reserved stock and marinade. Bring to boil.
04
Finish Chicken
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Add chicken legs, thighs, and wings, cover, cook on low for 20 minutes.
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Add breasts, bacon, mushrooms, and pearl onions.
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Cook uncovered for 25–30 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
