Ingredients

• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 med onions, chopped
• 4 ozs mushrooms, sliced
• 3 tomatoes, sliced
• 2 celery sticks, chopped
• 6-8 ozs precooked chicken, shredded
• 2 bay leaves
• 2-3 cloves garlic
• 1 glass sherry
• 2 teasps tomato puree
• a pinch sugar
•   salt and pepper
• 2 teasps plain flour
• 1 pint chicken stock
• 4-6 ozs mushrooms, sliced
• 4-5 rashers bacon, chopped and fried

Method

1. Fry the carrots and celery, then add the onions and cook for 2-3 mins.
2. Add the mushrooms, tomatoes and 2 bay leaves (optional at this point: 2-3 cloves garlic) and 1 glass of sherry.
3. Add 2 teasps tomato puree, a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper, and 2 teasps plain flour and 1 pint chicken stock. Cook for 5-8 mins.
4. Then add 4-6 ozs sliced mushrooms and the chicken (6-8 ozs). Warm carefully then serve.
5. Also add chopped, fried bacon (4-5 rashers).

Notes