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I use chocolate in several winter dishes as it adds extra body and flavour, enhances the spices and provides a sense of comfort. <br><br>This is an easy casserole recipe, though anyone keen to experiment can make a quick start by adding white chocolate to a white sauce recipe for salmon or similar.
Ingredients
1 chicken, jointed1 heaped tablespoon of chocolate powder (cacao)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion
Clove of garlic, crushed
3 rashers of bacon
2 large carrots
Handful of chopped shallots
1 cup red wine
1 cup water
Sprig of thyme
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper
Preparation
In a casserole dish that can be used on the stove as well as in the oven, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and gently fry the bacon, onion and garlic until golden brown.Heat the remaining oil and brown the chicken joints in a frying pan. Add the chicken to the casserole with the rest of the ingredients, and heat until simmering.
Put a lid on the casserole and place in the oven at 140 deg C for 2 hours. Remove from the oven.
If required the sauce can be thickened. To thicken the sauce, remove the joints and keep them warm, mix 1 dessert spoon of cornflour with a little water and add to the casserole. Heat on the stove until thickened. Replace the joints.
Serve with mashed potatoes, baked potatoes or rice.
Rabbit can be used successfully in place of chicken in this recipe.
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