Chicken and chestnut fricasee | Fast Ed

Ingredients

• 300g chestnuts
• 1 leek, chopped
• 3 sticks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 8 sprigs thyme
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• size 20 chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• ½ cup flour
• sea salt flakes and freshly-milled black pepper
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• ½ cup vermouth
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 10ml cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 bunch parsley leaves, chopped
• 1 cup soy beans, blanched