Chicken and Hunter’s Sauce with Parsley Potatoes

Ingredients

• 4 chicken Maryland’s
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 250g button mushrooms, quartered
• 150g smoked bacon, cubed
• 2 tbsp flour
• 4 tomatoes, pitted and chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 4 small carrots, halved lengthwise
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs of thyme, plus soft thyme for serving
• 800ml chicken stock
• 100ml red wine
• 800g potatoes, peeled
• 25g butter
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley