Poulet Bonne Femme - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb) roasting chickens, cut into 4 pieces
2 ounces butter
12 small shallots
4 ounces bacon, sliced
2 tablespoons plain flour
4 ounces button mushrooms
16 small new potatoes
1/4 pint dry white wine
1/4 pint chicken stock
1 bouquet garni
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
4 slices bread, fried and cut into croutons

Preparation

Melt the butter in a deep pan and fry the chicken pieces until brown all over 5 minutes.
Remove from the pan and drain.
Add the onions and bacon to the pan and fry till the onion is just soft.
Add the flour and cook out for 2 minutes Add the mushrooms, wine, stock, and bouquet garni, bring to the boil to make the sauce, season with salt and pepper.
Replace the chicken and simmer covered for 20 mins, add the potatoes and cook till chicken and potatoes are done, 20 minutes.
Discard the bouquet garni and serve with the croutons of bread and boiled green beans. Wonderful.