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A perfect pot

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Red wine chicken pot

Serves 4

Preparation time 50 minutes

Cooking time 1 hour

You need

1 tablespoon each oil and butter
200g bacon, sliced into pieces
4 each chicken drumsticks and thighs
2 tablespoons cake flour
salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
8 shallots or small red onions, peeled and halved
3 cloves of garlic, peeled2 bay leaves
sprig of thyme
1 cup red wine
1 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons butter
300 g mixed mushrooms, chopped
12 sage leaves

Here's how

1 Heat the oil and butter in a pot and fry the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pot and set aside, but retain the fat. Dust the chicken with the flour and season with salt and pepper. Fry until golden brown.

Add the shallots to the pot and fry for a few minutes. Add the cloves of garlic, bay leaves and thyme. Pour the red wine into the pot. If you have a long match,

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