French Herbed Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) ready-to-cook broiler-fryer chicken, cut up
1 Tbsp. shortening
1 (8 oz.) can small whole onions, drained (1 c.)
1/2 c. coarsely chopped carrot
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 Tbsp. snipped parsley
1/4 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
1 (2 oz.) can sliced mushrooms
1 c. Sauterne
2 or 3 branches celery, cut up
1 medium bay leaf

Preparation

In skillet, brown chicken in hot fat.
Season with salt and pepper and place in 2-quart casserole.
Drain fat.
Add remaining ingredients except celery and bay leaf.
Pour over chicken; tuck in celery and bay leaf.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 1/4 hours.
Remove bay leaf and celery.