Chicken Normandy - Litchfield Farmers' Market

Ingredients

• 8 chicken thighs
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onions, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ cup Calvados or Applejack
• 2 cup cloudy apple cider
• 4 large shallots, peeled and halved, but left connected at the root
• 3 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
• 1 cup crème fraîche