Hunter's Chicken Stew

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• One 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• Salt
• Pepper
• All-purpose flour, for dusting
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 2 large shallots, sliced
• 2 large garlic cloves, sliced
• 3/4 cup dry white wine
• 1 tablespoons tomato paste
• One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed
• 2 thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 pound cremini mushrooms, halved
• Chopped parsley, for garnish

1. In a large enameled cast-iron casserole, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.
2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dust with flour.
3. Add half of the chicken to the casserole and cook over moderately high heat, turning occasionally, until browned all over, about 7 minutes.
4. Transfer to a plate.
5. Repeat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and chicken.
6. Add the onion, shallots, garlic and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper to the casserole and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
7. Add the wine and tomato paste and simmer until slightly reduced, 2 minutes.
8. Add the tomatoes, stock, porcini, thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
9. Nestle the chicken in the sauce, cover and simmer over moderately low heat until nearly cooked, about 25 minutes.
10. Stir in the cremini mushrooms and cook, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through, about 12 minutes.
11. Discard the thyme sprigs and bay leaf.
12. Transfer the stew to plates, garnish with parsley and serve.

unsalted butter, chicken, salt, pepper, flour, onion, shallots, garlic, white wine, tomato paste, tomatoes, chicken stock, porcini mushrooms, thyme, bay leaf, cremini mushrooms, parsley

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/hunters-chicken-stew (may not work)