This is perfect for a dinner party menu idea or simply for a family dinner. Very tasty and easily made in advance. For your chicken I would recommend a trip to the butcher to buy a whole chicken and ask for it to be jointed into 8 pieces. I would suggest this recipe would feed 6 because 2 of the pieces will be quite small.
The wine needs to be a full-bodied hearty wine and the bacon needs to be proper chunky streaky bacon (or pancetta) – ask the butcher. You also need good stock – I use the Tesco Finest Chicken Stock which comes in a pouch.
I have tagged it as “medium” to prepare as it needs attention and care when making it. The secret is to not rush the process – make sure you have a good hour to prep it. Once cooked you can leave it and reheat later or the next day if that suits you.
