Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Place the flour in a bowl and Adding flavour to a food to enhance its taste. It can be as simple as salt and pepper or herbs, spices vinegars and condimentsseason generously with salt and pepper. Coat the chicken thighs in the seasoned flour mix and set aside. 

Trim the top and tail of the pearl onions. Bring a small pot of water to a boil, then drop in the pearl onions. Allow to To cook quickly in hot water for a small amount of time and then immediately stop the cooking process by shocking in ice water.blanch for about 30 seconds, remove from the pot and place into an ice bath. Allow to cool for a moment before draining well and peeling the outer skin. 

Thinly slice the celery. Cut the leek in half, wash well to remove any sand between the layers, then slice thinly. Peel the carrot, cut in half lengthwise and slice thinly. Mince the garlic using a chef’s knife or alternatively, a rasp. 

Slice all the mushrooms. Remove the thyme leaves from the stem then roughly chop. 

Measure all remaining ingredients. 

Place a large dutch oven over medium heat and melt the butter. Once melted, add the chicken thighs and cook on both sides until browned, roughly 3 – 4 minutes per side. Remove the thighs and set aside. 

Add the olive oil to the dutch oven, then add the celery, carrots, thyme leaves, leeks and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes until the vegetables have begun to soften. If the pan is looking dry, add a little more olive oil. 

Add the minced garlic and continue to cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.

Add the white wine, and using a wooden spoon scrape all of the fond from the bottom of the dutch oven. Add the chicken stock, pearl onions, rosemary sprigs, thyme sprig, bay leaves and star anise. Return the chicken to the dutch oven and bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn heat down to a simmer and cover with a lid. 

Allow to simmer for 30 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked. 

Add the cream, chopped parsley and Adding flavour to a food to enhance its taste. It can be as simple as salt and pepper or herbs, spices vinegars and condimentsseason with salt and pepper.