SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Chicken 1, Chapter 6 (Stews and Casseroles)

Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and drumsticks, boneless thighs, onions, carrots, celery, leeks, chestnut mushrooms, garlic, new potatoes, tinned chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, low-salt chicken stock, double cream or crème fraîche, plain flour, fresh thyme, bay leaves and parsley, wholegrain mustard, smoked paprika, brown sugar, cider vinegar, soft bread rolls, rapeseed oil and butter, flaked sea salt and black pepper.

A one-pot chicken and vegetable casserole (4 portions)
[ ] 8 bone-in chicken thighs
[ ] 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
[ ] 2 onions, sliced
[ ] 3 carrots, chunked
[ ] 2 celery sticks, sliced
[ ] 2 garlic cloves, sliced
[ ] 1 tbsp plain flour
[ ] 700 ml chicken stock, unsalted
[ ] 500 g baby new potatoes, halved
[ ] 4 sprigs thyme
[ ] 2 bay leaves

A chicken chasseur-style stew (no wine) (4 portions)
[ ] 8 bone-in chicken thighs
[ ] 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
[ ] 250 g chestnut mushrooms, quartered
[ ] 1 onion, finely chopped
[ ] 3 garlic cloves, sliced
[ ] 2 tbsp tomato paste
[ ] 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
[ ] 300 ml chicken stock, unsalted
[ ] 2 sprigs thyme
[ ] 1 tsp cider vinegar
[ ] 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Chicken and leek in a creamy sauce (4 portions)
[ ] 8 boneless chicken thighs, halved
[ ] 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
[ ] 3 leeks, sliced
[ ] 2 garlic cloves, sliced
[ ] 1 tbsp plain flour
[ ] 400 ml chicken stock, unsalted
[ ] 100 ml double cream
[ ] 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
[ ] 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Slow-cooked pulled chicken (6 portions)
[ ] 8 bone-in, skin-off chicken thighs
[ ] 1 onion, finely chopped
[ ] 3 garlic cloves, grated
[ ] 2 tbsp tomato paste
[ ] 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
[ ] 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
[ ] 2 tbsp cider vinegar
[ ] 2 tsp smoked paprika
[ ] 200 ml water or stock
[ ] 6 soft bread rolls

For the experiments
[ ] A heavy casserole with a lid
[ ] Two forks for shredding
[ ] Soft rolls