You might need to buy:
- For the casserole
- x 1.8kg/3lb 15oz whole chicken
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
- 700ml/1 pint 51/4fl oz chicken or vegetable stock
- fresh thyme
- For the cheesy herb dumplings
- bicarbonate of soda
- salt
- 300ml/101/2fl oz buttermilk
serves 1
You might need to buy:
- olive oil
- 75ml/21/2fl oz red wine
- tomato purée
- tomato ketchup
- 150ml/1/4 pint hot beef stock