Instructions: Place chicken in bowl, sprinkle with fines herbs, salt, pepper and garlic.

Add chopped onion, carrot, ham, bay leaf. Pour wine over all. Refrigerate covered, turning once or twice, 8 hours or overnight. Soak top and bottom of 3 1/4 quart (3.25 l) clay cooker in cold water about 15 minutes and drain. Place chicken, vegetables, marinade in cooker. Saute mushrooms in 2 Tbsp . butter until light brown; add to chicken. Warm brandy slightly; ignite and pour flaming over chicken. Place covered cooker in cold oven.

Set oven at 450 F./230 C. Bake, stirring once or twice, until chicken is tender and brown, about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Pour off cooking liquid; skim and discard fat. Turn off oven, return uncovered cooker to oven.

Transfer cooking liquid to large skillet; mix remaining butter with flour until smooth and stir into cooking liquid. Heat to boil and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and clear, 5-8 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken, garnish with parsley.

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