– 8 ? 10 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on (aprox 1.1 ? 1.5 kg)
– Salt & pepper for seasoning
– 1 tbsp butter
– 2 Carrots thickly sliced
– 2 celery stalks, finely diced
– 1 large onion finely diced
– 2 bay leaves
– 4 cloves garlic, crushed
– 1/4 cup flour
– 1.5 litres good quality chicken stock (use boiling water)
– 1 medium orange sweet potato cut into large chunks (aprox 250 gms)
– Chopped fresh parsley to serve
– 2 cups / 250 gms flour
– 1 tbsp baking powder
– 2 tbsp chopped chives or parsley
– 200 ml warm milk
– 1 tsp salt
– 30 gms butter, melted
– 1 Tbs olive oil