Coq au vin

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 25g butter
• 4 sticks celery, finely diced
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 large carrot, finely diced
• 1/4 cup rindless pancetta, cut into 1cm dice
• 1.2kg chicken thigh cutlets on the bone
• sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
• 4 tbsp plain flour
• 2 1/2 tbsp grape seed oil
• 10 baby pickling onions, peeled
• 12 small button mushrooms
• 3 tbsp cognac
• 2 cups good-quality red wine
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly