How to make French-style pot-roast poussin - howtothings.net

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, sliced
• 50g/2oz smoked back bacon
• 2 fresh poussins, about 450g/1lb each
• 25g/1oz butter, melted
• 2 baby celery hearts, quartered
• 8 baby carrots
• 2 small courgettes, cut into chunks
• 8 small new potatoes
• 600ml/1pt chicken stock
• 150ml/5fl oz dry white wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• salt and freshly ground black pepper