Eating - Donovans

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, size 1.8kg – use organic or free range
• 4 tarragon sprigs
• ½ lemon
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp black peppercorns
• 1 medium carrot, large dice
• 1 brown onion, peeled and large dice
• 2 celery sticks, chopped into 2cm lengths
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 litres good quality chicken stock – store bought is fine
• 32 button mushrooms, washed
• 8 asparagus spears – cut into 2cm lengths
• 8 baby carrots, cut in half
• 8 baby turnips, cut in half
• 300g plain flour
• 300g butter, unsalted
• 2 litres chicken stock that you have reduced, re-heated
• 2 litres pouring cream
• 4 lemons, juiced
• 1 bunch of tarragon leaves, finely chopped