Chicken Stew in Crockpot - Prickly Pear's Country Chicken Pottage

• 6 medium sized potatoes, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 2 small carrots, diced
• 1/3 medium onion, diced
• 6-7 boneless chicken thighs (or breasts) cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 c hot water
• 2 heaping t chicken broth powder (do not use bouillon cubes)
• 1/8 t pepper
• 1-1/2 t Kitchen Bouquet
• 1/8 t thyme
• 1/8 t garlic powder
• 1/2 T dried parsley flakes
• 1/2 c white vermouth
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) heavy cream
• 1 cup (225 ml) cold water
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) cornstarch

1. Place first 5 ingredients into a crock pot in the order given.
2. Mix together the sauce ingredients and pour over chicken.
3. Cook on LOW for 9 hours.
4. Stir.
5. Add 1/2 cup (125 ml) heavy cream.
6. Then mix in 1 cup (225 ml) cold water with 2 tbsp (30 ml) cornstarch dissolved therein.
7. Mix well with chicken mixture in crockpot.
8. Cook on HIGH another 30 minutes--stirring after 15 minutes and at end of total cooking time (sauce should have a nice thick gravy-like consistency).

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Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000D41 (may not work)