Ingredients

  • 4 chicken joints
  • 3 level Tbsp. flour
  • 1 level tsp. salt
  • 1 oz. butter or margarine
  • pinch of pepper
  • 2 Tbsp. oil
  • 3 oz. streaky bacon
  • 1 medium onion
  • 4 oz. mushrooms
  • 1 tsp. mixed herbs (optional)
  • 2 chicken stock cubes
  • 3/4 pt. hot water
  • chopped parsley

Method

  • Mix flour and seasonings and dip chicken joints in this, coating well.
  • Remove rind and dice bacon.
  • Peel and slice onion. Wash and slice mushrooms.
  • Heat butter (or margarine) and oil in a frying pan, and fry chicken until golden brown.
  • Put into a casserole.
  • Lightly fry the bacon and onion; add to the chicken. Add the mushrooms and herbs.
  • Sprinkle in the rest of the flour. Pour off any fat left in the frying pan.
  • Add the hot water and stir to dissolve the sediment.
  • Add the chicken stock cubes and stir until dissolved.
  • Pour into the casserole.
  • Cover and cook until the chicken is tender (approximately 1 1/4 hours) at gas mark 4 (350°).