Country Chicken Hot-pot

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken quarters, skin removed if desired
• 6 medium potatoes, cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup diced smoked bacon
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup sliced carrot
• 2/3 cup stout beer or 2/3 cup dark beer
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• salt
• cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 remove skin from chicken quarters if desired.
• 2 arrange a layer of potato slices in the base of a wide casserole.
• 3 season with salt and cayenne, then add the thyme, rosemary and bay leaves.
• 4 top with the chicken quarters, then sprinkle with the diced bacon, onion, and carrots.
• 5 season well with salt and cayenne and arrange remaining potato slices on top, overlapping slightly.
• 6 pour over the stout or beer, brush the potatoes with the melted butter, sprinkle with salt and cayenne and cover with lid.
• 7 bake in a preheated oven at 300 degrees for about 2 hours, uncovering for the last 30 minutes to allow fhe potatoes to brown.
• 8 serve hot.