Coq Au Vin(Chicken Casserole; Serves 6) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 chicken (about 4 lb.), cut into 10 serving pieces
salt and freshly ground pepper
6 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
bouquet garni*
1 slice streaky bacon (about 3 oz.)
24 small button mushrooms
1 tsp. vegetable oil
2 oz. butter
24 small pickling onions, peeled
2 tsp. cognac
3 c. red Burgundy (such as Chambertin)
3 gloves garlic, peeled
4 pinches of freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp. sugar
croutons (for serving)

Preparation

*Use 1 bay leaf, 1 sprig thyme, 1 sprig rosemary and 8 sprigs parsley.