Bone-In Chicken With Bacon & Thyme

Name: Bone-In Chicken With Bacon & Thyme
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 200 g smoked bacon, diced; 200 g brown button mushrooms, sliced thickly; 750 g chicken thighs, bone in; 150 ml double cream; 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped; fresh ground black pepper

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
200 g smoked bacon, diced
200 g brown button mushrooms, sliced thickly
750 g chicken thighs, bone in
150 ml double cream
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped
fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1

Heat the oven to 180°C.
2

Heat a stove-top to oven pan (eg Le Creuset) on medium heat. Add 1T of the olive oil.
3

Saute the onions & garlic until translucent & just beginning to brown. Remove from the pan.
4

Add the remaining 1T of olive oil, and fry the bacon until light brown and starting to crisp.
5

Put the onions & garlic back into the pan, and add the mushrooms. Saute for 1 minute.
6

Mix through the thyme.
7

Place the chicken in the pan and pour over the cream. Bake in the oven for 80 minutes, turning twice.
8

Grind over black pepper to taste & serve.