Baked Chicken with Glazed Turnips, Shallots and Smoked Bacon

Serves 4

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Coat the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour. Fry the chicken pieces in 1tbs olive oil and the butter until browned. Remove from the pan and place in a casserole dish. Add the remaining oil and add the bacon, turnips and shallots and cook over a medium heat until they are all slightly browned. Add the garlic, sprigs of thyme, 2 tsp of sugar and cook for a further 1 minute, then add the balsamic vinegar, white wine, bay leaf and stock and bring to the boil and add to the chicken casserole. Season with sea salt and black pepper. And cook the casserole with a lid on in the oven for 25 minutes and remove the lid for the last 15 minutes. Adjust the seasoning and add a little more stock to the sauce if necessary and sprinkle with chopped parsley.