Slow-cooked Old-Style Mustard Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 1.5kg Chicken (chopped into chunky pieces)
• 2 large Onions (cut into wedges)
• 3 Carrots (cut into chunky pieces)
• 5 cloves Garlic (minced)
• 20g Fresh tarragon
• 3 cups White wine
• 3 cups Chicken stock
• 4 tbsp Old-style mustard (the type with mustard seeds in it)
• 5 tbsp Creme fraiche
• 1 tbsp Corn flour (mixed with 6 tbsp water)
• 3 tbsp Caster sugar
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Lemon (cut into wedges for garnishing)

Method

1. Marinate chicken in white wine, caster sugar, salt and pepper for about an hour.
2. Heat pot with olive oil. Add garlic and fry till slightly brown.
3. Add onions and fry till brown, then add carrots and continue frying.
4. Add chicken and fry for 3 minutes, then add white wine and fry for 5 minutes. 
5. Add chicken stock, old-style mustard, tarragon and turn chicken several times until chicken is cooked.
6. Add caster sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
7. Transfer everything into a slow cooker and cook for 5 hours on high heat.
8. Drain and remove chicken and the vegetables from slow cooker and arrange on  a large serving dish.
9. Transfer the remaining stock from the slow cooker to a pan.
10. Add creme fraiche and stir well, then add cornflour and stir until stock thickens. Pour thickened stock onto the chicken and vegetables on serving dish.
11. Garnish with lemon wedges and a few sprigs of tarragon.