Beer braised chicken recipe: a simple one-pot dinner ideal for weeknights

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg chicken thighs or drumsticks (or a mixture of both)
• 660 ml dark beer (such as porter or stout)
• 2 brown onions (roughly chopped)
• 4 carrots (peeled and cut into inch chunks)
• 4 red potatoes (cut into inch chunks)
• 2 sticks celery (roughly chopped)
• 1 yellow courgette (cut into inch chunks)
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cloves garlic (minced/finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 50 g butter
• Plain flour (for coating the chicken pieces)
• Salt and freshly-ground black pepper
• Neutral oil for frying (such as vegetable or rapeseed oil)