West country chicken with bacon, apples and cider

Preparation

Chop the onions. Peel and roughly chop the Cox apples. Chop the fresh parsley. Roughly chop the streaky bacon. Slice the celery. Quarter the charlotte potatoes.

Method

1. 1 Coat the chicken thighs in the flour. Fry in half the oil until browned on all sides then set aside.
2. 2 Discard the oil and wipe the pan with kitchen paper.
3. 3 Heat the remaining oil and fry the bacon for 2 minutes.
4. 4 Add the onion, celery and apple and fry for 3 minutes, or until starting to soften, adding a little extra oil if necessary.
5. 5 Pour in the cider and stock, then bring to the boil.
6. 6 Return the chicken to the pan, together with the potatoes. Bring to the boil.
7. 7 Turn down the heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until the chicken and potatoes are cooked.
8. 8 Sprinkle each portion with parsley to serve.