Chicken, Shitake and Black Barley Stew - Litchfield Farmers' Market

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 8 bone-in chicken thighs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 2 medium leeks, white & pale green sliced
• 10 to 12 oz. shitake mushrooms, sliced
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
• 4 sprigs Italian parsley
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 1 tablespoon flour
• ¼ cup parsley, shredded
• 4 cups cooked black barley