Chicken-In-Wine With Brie Mashed Potatoes

• 2 12 lbs chicken thighs, & breasts (boneless, skinless)
• 2 cups dry white wine
• 2 lbs baby yukon gold potatoes
• salt
• 12 cup cream
• 1 golden delicious apple, peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus a drizzle
• 4 ounces pancetta, chopped
• fresh ground black pepper
• flour, for dredging plus 2 tablespoons
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 few sprigs thyme, stripped and leaves chopped
• 13 lb wedge brie cheese, cut into pieces
• crusty warm bread

1. In a large bowl, add the chicken, cover with wine, and set aside.
2. Quarter the potatoes, leaving the skin-on.
3. Place in a large pot, cover with water and bring up to a boil over medium heat.
4. When the potatoes are cooked, drain and place in a medium bowl.
5. Mash the potatoes, season with salt and set aside.
6. In a small pot, combine apple and cream and reduce over medium heat 15 minutes.
7. Drizzle EVOO in a large skillet over medium high heat, add the bacon and crisp 3-4 minutes.
8. Remove to a plate.
9. While bacon crisps, remove the chicken to a work surface, reserving the wine.
10. Cut chicken into large bite-size pieces, season with salt and pepper, dredge in flour then brown in bacon drippings.
11. While chicken browns chop vegetables.
12. Remove the chicken to a plate, then add 2 tablespoons EVOO to the skillet, season the vegetables with salt and pepper and add bay leaf and thyme.
13. Cover pan to sweat vegetables 5 minutes then remove lid, stir in 2 tablespoons flour, cook 1 minute then stir in wine, add chicken back to pan and simmer together to thicken and the chicken is cooked through, a couple of minutes more.
14. To a food processor, add the apple-cream and brie, process until smooth and season with salt.
15. Combine apple-brie mixture with the mashed potatoes.
16. Serve chicken with wine over brie mashed potatoes.

chicken, white wine, gold potatoes, salt, cream, golden delicious apple, extra virgin olive oil, pancetta, fresh ground black pepper, flour, onion, garlic, celery, carrot, bay leaf, thyme, brie cheese, crusty

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-in-wine-with-brie-mashed-potatoes-370841 (may not work)