Alsatian Chicken Fricassée

Ingredients

• 2 kg chicken pieces
• 250 g mushrooms
• 125 g bacon
• 10 onions
• 3 cloves garlic
• 45 g butter
• 1 bottle red wine
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 1 sprig thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp olive oil
• to taste parsley

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Remove the skin from the chicken.
3. Season all the pieces.
4. Pour the oil into a flame-proof casserole.
5. Render the bacon and add the onions.
6. Add the garlic, the mushrooms, and then the chicken.
7. Add the wine and herbs.
8. Bake for about 45 minutes.
9. Several minutes before the end of the cooking period, add the flour mixed with the olive oil to the liquid in the casserole, and mix well, turning the chicken pieces to coat well with the sauce.
10. Sprinkle the chicken with chopped parsley before serving.