Chicken in Beer

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 4 whole chicken legs (thigh attached)
• Salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 5 strips bacon, chopped
• 3 Tbsp. flour
• 10 white mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed, and finely chopped
• 4 carrots, peeled, trimmed, and coarsely chopped
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 rib celery, finely chopped
• Leaves from 1/2 bunch parsley, coarsely chopped
• 4 juniper berries
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 24 oz. German wheat beer
• 1 1⁄4 cups chicken stock
• Pinch paprika
• 8 quartered, peeled, boiled waxy potatoes, hot