The Chicken Bake | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the bake:***
• 8 chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon sunflower oil
• 8 strips smoked streaky bacon, diced
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 7 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or mixed herbs
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/2 cup chicken stock, hot
• 4 fresh sage leaves or small sage sprigs
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup full-fat crème fraîche or sour cream
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum, can substitute 2 teaspoons corn flour diluted with a small amount of cold water, optional
• ***For the optional fried sage:***
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• large fresh sage leaves, to taste